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Author: Madeline Bonavia Hunt

Author: Madeline Bonavia Hunt (1852–1937)

Alternate Name(s): Louisa Madeline Bonavia Carless (maiden name)

Biography: Louisa Madeline Bonavia Hunt was born in 1852 in Stepney, the daughter of chemical manufacturer Eugene Beauhanais Carless. In 1870, she married clergyman Henry George Bonavia Hunt and the couple had four children. After her marriage, Hunt began writing young adult fiction for Cassell, presumably related to the fact her husband was the editor of Cassell's Magazine. Hunt died on 25 July 1937 in Ealing.

Author Tags:

• Clergymen's Wives
• Spouses of Novelists

References: British Census (1861, 1871, 1881, 1891, 1921); Mid Sussex Times (3 August 1937); Probate

Fiction Titles:

1. Brave Little Heart.  1 vol.  London: Routledge, 1878.
2. Little Hinges.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1879.
3. Clever Frank and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1880.
4. Aunt Tabitha's Waifs.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1880.
5. Little Empress Joan.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1880.
6. Maid Marjory.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1880.
7. The Magic Mirror.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1880.
8. The History of Five Little Pitchers: Who had Very Large Ears.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1881.
9. Margaret's Enemy.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1883.
10. Pen's Perplexities.  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1883.
11. The Two Hardcastles: or, "A Friend in Need is a Friend Indeed".  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1885.
12. Through Trial to Triumph: or, "The Royal Way".  1 vol.  London: Cassell, 1886.