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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Linda Gardiner

Author: Linda Gardiner (1861–1941)

Alternate Name(s): Ethelind Gardiner (legal name)

Biography: Linda Gardiner was born on 2 June 1861 in Gorleston, Suffolk, the daughter of newspaper editor William S. Gardiner. Educated at home, she later followed her father into a literary career. She also wrote several novels. In the twentieth century, she took an interest in birds: she served as the secretary of the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds (1900–1935) and edited Bird Notes and News. She never married and died on 1 March 1941 in London.

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References: British Census (1871, 1891, 1901); Probate; Who Was Who

Fiction Titles:

  1. The Rev. Miles Latimer.  1 vol.  London: Remington, 1885.
  2. His Heritage.  1 vol.  London: Kegan Paul, 1888.
  3. Mrs. Wylde: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Jarrold and Son, 1897.
  4. The Sound of a Voice.  1 vol.  London: Hurst and Blackett, 1897.
  5. Sylvia in Flowerland.  1 vol.  London: Seeley, 1899.