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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: William Edward Chadwick

Author: William Edward Chadwick (1858–1934)

Biography: William Edward Chadwick was born in 1858, the son of the Rev. Edward Chadwick, vicar of Thornhill Lees, Dewsbury. He attended Victoria University, Manchester, and Jesus College, Cambridge. At the latter, he earned multiple degrees culminating in a B.D. (1906) and D.D. (1907). After ordination, he served in a number of churches, including vicar of St. Paul's in Sale and vicar of St. Gile's in Northampton. He wrote widely, including some fiction. In 1891, he married M. L. Milner. He died in 1934.

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References: A History of the Church of St. Giles, Northampton (1911)

Fiction Titles:

  1. Thornleigh House: A North-Country Story.  1 vol.  London: Sutton, Drowley & Co., 1891.
  2. My Sister's Welfare: A Story.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1899.
  3. Ethel Hardman: A Story of Self-Discipline.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1901.