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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Henry Edward Curran

Author: Henry Edward Curran (1862–1941)

Biography: Henry Edward Curran was born on 21 October 1862 in Liverpool, the son of coachman James Curran and his wife Mary. Presumably gifted, he began life as a stationer before taking a position as librarian for the Liverpool Public Libraries. In 1889, he married Annie Towers and the couple had one son. He wrote the single novel A Woman's Witchery (1899) which attacted some attention due to its authorship by a librarian. He died on 26 July 1941 in Wallasey.

References: British Census (1871, 1881, 1891, 1901, 1911); Liverpool Echo (28 July 1941); Probate

Fiction Titles:

  1. A Woman's Witchery: A Novel.  1 vol.  London: Lawrence and Bullen, 1899.

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