Eliza Parsons, nee Phelp, (1739-1811) was an English gothic
novelist. She was born in Plymouth to a comfortable middle class
family and moved to London when her husband's turpentine business
was affected by the American War of Independence. The family's
fortunes were further debilitated by a warehouse fire and when he
died in 1790, Eliza was left alone with eight children. She turned
to novel writing to support her large family and produced 19 two
volume novels, many of which were in the romantic or gothic vein so
popular at the time. Her work is generally agreed to be of varying
quality, produced as it was out of financial necessity to meet
popular tastes but her two most enduring works are The Castle of
Wolfenbach in 1793 and The Mysterious Warning: A German Tale in
1796. Her other works include: The History of Miss Meredith (1790),
Women as They Are (1797), Anecdotes of Well-Known Families (1798)
and The Valley of St. Gothard (1799).
General
Imprint: |
Dodo Press
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
February 2010 |
First published: |
February 2010 |
Authors: |
Eliza Parsons
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Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 13mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
Pages: |
230 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4099-7924-1 |
Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Horror & ghost stories
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LSN: |
1-4099-7924-5 |
Barcode: |
9781409979241 |
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