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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Elizabeth Strutt

Author: Elizabeth Strutt (1782–1867)

Alternate Name(s): Frost (maiden name); Byron (second married name)

Biography: Writer. In 1863, the government granted her a literary pension of £70 per year "in consideration of her straightened circumstances at a great age and after fifty-eight years of contributions to literature." See entry in DNB.

References: Allibone; DNB

Fiction Titles:

  1. Chances and Changes: A Domestic Story.  3 vol.  London: Saunders and Otley, 1835.
  2. The Curate and the Rector: A Domestic Story.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1859.