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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Sarah Selina Hamer

Author: Sarah Selina Hamer (1837–1916)

Biography: Sarah Selina Hamer was born about 1837 in Bury, the daughter of a farmer. Her father died during her childhood. She never married and worked as a schoolmistress in Chorlton. In addition to her schoolroom duties, she wrote a handful of fiction titles aimed at young adult readers. She died on 14 November 1916 in Wilmslow. Note: not to be confused with miscellaneous author Sarah Sharp Hamer (1839–1927) who used the pseudonym "Phillis Browne".

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References: British Census (1851, 1871, 1881); Probate

Fiction Titles:

  1. Phyllis Raymond.  1 vol.  London: Andrew Crombie, 1887.
  2. Christine's Crook.  1 vol.  London: Ward and Lock, 1887.
  3. Barbara Leybourne: A Story of Eighty Years Ago.  1 vol.  London: Oliphant, 1889.
  4. An Old Chronicle of Leighton.  1 vol.  London: Oliphant, 1890.