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Author: Margaret Marion Foster

Author: Margaret Marion Foster (1843–1936)

Alternate Name(s): Hilton Green (maiden name); Mrs. J. F. Foster (familiar name)

Biography: Margaret Marion Foster was born in 1843 in Souldrop, Bedford, the daughter of clergyman Henry Hilton Green, the rector of West Kington. As a young woman, she began writing fiction with the anonymous Days at Leighscombe (1870). In 1873, she married clergyman John Francis Foster and the couple had two children. A few years after her marriage, Foster seems to have given up writing. In later years, as a widow, Foster live with her sister in Ventnor then in Bath. She died there on 16 October 1936.

Author Tags:

• Clergymen's Wives

References: Bath Chronicle (1 May 1873, 12 December 1936); British Census (1881, 1901); Gloucestershire Chronicle (27 March 1880); Probate

Fiction Titles:

1. Days at Leighscombe: A Tale for Children.  1 vol.  London: J. T. Hayes, 1870.
2. While the Rain Lasted: Written for the Young (and Especially for all Young Margarets).  1 vol.  London: J. T. Hayes, 1872.
3. Three Stories.  1 vol.  London: J. T. Hayes, 1872.
4. Susan Osgood's Prize: A New Story about an Old One.  1 vol.  London: John H. Batty, 1873.
5. Letty's Plan: A Book for the Children's Holidays.  1 vol.  London: J. T. Hayes, 1876.