Jane Margaret Hooper (1818 – June 1907) was a British writer, best known for her gothic novel The House of Raby (1854).
Jane Margaret Hooper | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1818  London |
| Died | June 1907 (aged 88–89) Fulham |
| Spouse(s) | George Hooper |
| Children | Wynnard Hooper |
Jane Margaret Winnard was born in 1818 in London, daughter of John Winnard, an oilman, and Jane Winnard. In June 1852, she married journalist George Hooper.[1] Their children Wynnard Hooper and Margaret Hooper were close friends with Rudyard Kipling.[2]
In her novel The House of Raby, two lovers cannot marry due to fears of hereditary insanity.[3] Hooper also published the ghost story "Bring Me a Light!" in the magazine Once a Week in 1961.[4]
Bibliography
edit- Recollections of Mrs. Anderson's School: A Book for Girls. 1 vol. London: Arthur Hall, 1851.[1]
- Arbell: A Tale for Young People. 1 vol. London: Routledge, 1853.[1]
- The House of Raby: or, Our Lady of Darkness. 3 vol. London: Chapman and Hall, 1854.[1]
- Little Maggie and her Brother: A Sketch for Children. 1 vol. London: Bell and Daldy, 1861.[1]
- Fanny and Arthur: or, Pervevere and Prosper. A Tale of Interest. 1 vol. London: Dean and Son, 1862.[1]
- A Young Man's Love: A Tale. 3 vol. London: Tinsley Brothers, 1873.[1]
- Prince Pertinax: A Fairy Tale. 1 vol. London: Field and Tuer, 1883.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h "Author: Jane Margaret Hooper". www.victorianresearch.org. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
- ^ Pierce, Heidi (September 2011). "THE ELUSIVE 'MRS HOOPER': KIPLING, HOOPER, AND THE LADIES OF WARWICK GARDENS" (PDF). The Kipling Journal. 85 (343): 52–58.
- ^ onaries; ra Bruce (1983). Victorian novelists before 1885. Internet Archive. Gale. ISBN 978-0-8103-1701-7.
- ^ Moore, Tara, editor. The Valancourt Book of Victorian Christmas Ghost Stories. Valancourt Books, 2016.
- ^ Congress, The Library of. "Winnard, Jane M. - LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies | Library of Congress, from LC Linked Data Service: Authorities and Vocabularies (Library of Congress)". id.loc.gov. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
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