Margaret Holford (the elder)

Margaret Holford (1757–1834, sometimes known as "the elder")[1] was a British novelist, playwright, and poet of the late 18th century. Born Margaret Wrench in Chester in 1757, she later married Allen Holford of Davenham.[2] Margaret died in Chester in November 1834.[1]

Her daughter, Margaret Holford (1778–1852), was also an accomplished author.[3] Their works are said to be "often confused in catalogues and dictionary entries".[4]

Works

  1. Fanny: A Novel: In a Series of Letters, 1785
  2. Gresford Vale; and Other Poems 1798
  3. The Way to Win Her (5-act play) in The New British Theater, 1814

Family

  1. Daughter, Margaret Holford

References

  1. 1 2 Brown, Susan. "Orlando Project". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  2. ↑ Slagle, Judith Bailey (2012). Romantic Appropriations of History. Maryland: Fairleigh Dickinson University Press. p. 8.
  3. ↑ Radcliffe, David. "ENGLISH POETRY 1579–1830: SPENSER AND THE TRADITION". Retrieved 19 June 2013.
  4. ↑ Sutherland, Kathryn (2004). "Holford , Margaret (bap. 1778, d. 1852)". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. Retrieved 20 June 2013. (subscription required)


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