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A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901

Author: Jane Overend

Author: Jane Overend (1814–1878)

Alternate Name(s): Horsbrugh (maiden name); Mrs. Campbell Overend (familiar name)

Biography: Jane Overend was born on 23 March 1814 in Cupar, the daughter of Thomas Horsbrugh and Janet Makgill. Her early life cannot be traced. In 1869, she married banker George Gee Campbell Overend. During her married life, she wrote and translated fiction, sometimes assisted by her husband. Overend died in 1878 in Edinburgh.

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References: British Census (1871)

Fiction Titles:

  1. The German Drummer Boy: or, The Horrors of War.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co., 1870.
  2. Stories of the Italian Reformation.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co., 1870.
  3. The Besieged City, and the Heroes of Sweden.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co., 1872.
  4. The Slave, the Serf, and the Freeman.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co., 1872.
  5. The Wanderings of Master Peter in Search of Knowledge.  1 vol.  Edinburgh: William Oliphant and Co., 1872.