Author: Marie Sibree
Author: Marie Sibree (1839–1885)
Alternate Name(s): Hall (married name); Mrs. Walter G. Hall (familiar name)
Biography: Marie Sibree was born in 1839 in Hull, the daughter of congregational minister James Sibree and his wife Martha Aston. She worked as a governess and began writing fiction before marrying Wesleyan minister Walter Greasley Hall in 1869. The couple lived in Cornwall and Yorkshire and had several children. She died on 2 May 1885 in Bradford shortley after giving birth to a daughter. Note: the entry in Boase erroneously attributes the novels to a woman of the same maiden name (a Mrs. John Cash).
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References: Boase; British Census (1841, 1851, 1871); Hull Daily News (18 May 1885); Manchester Courier (2 May 1885)
Fiction Titles:
- Sermons from the Studio. 1 vol. London: Jackson, Walford and Hodder, 1867.
- The Sculptor of Bruges. 1 vol. Edinburgh: W. P. Nimmo, 1870.
- The Swedish Singer: Or, The Story of Vanda Rosendahl. 1 vol. Edinburgh: W. P. Nimmo, 1871.
- The Dying Saviour and the Gipsy Girl, and Other Stories. 1 vol. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1873.
- Andrew Marvel and his Friends: A Story of the Siege of Hull. 1 vol. London: James Clarke, 1875.
- Gabriella: or, The Spirit of Song. 1 vol. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1878.
- Noble, but not the Noblest. 1 vol. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1883.