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Author: Annette Thomasina Lyster

Author: Annette Thomasina Lyster (1831–1908)

Biography: Annette Thomasina Lyster was born in 1831, the dauther of Rear-Admiral Henry Lyster (1799–1864) and Eliza Hatton (died 1855), the second daughter of General John Hatton. Her father's family came from Wexford, Ireland. She never married and wrote to support herself after her father's death. Besides a few triple-deckers, Lyster wrote dozens of titles for the S.P.C.K.. She died in 1908 in Dublin.

Author Tags:

• Irish Authors

References: H.L.L. Denny, Memorials of an Ancient House (1913); Harry Furniss, Some Victorian Women (John Lane, 1923)

Fiction Titles:

1. Harry's Perplexity, and What Came of It.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1874.
2. How Annie Bryce Cared for "One of the Least".  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1876.
3. Riding Out the Gale: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Samuel Tinsley, 1877.
4. Karl Krapp's Little Maidens and their Good Gift.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1877.
5. The Rutherford Frown.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1878.
6. North Wind and Sunshine.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1878.
7. "Those Unlucky Twins!".  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1878.
8. Fan's Silken String.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1879.
9. Mrs. Dobbs' Dull Boy.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1879.
10. Oakhurst Manor.  1 vol.  London: Sunday School Union, 1879.
11. The Piano in the Attic.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1879.
12. Chryssie's Hero.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1880.
13. The Invasion of Ivylands.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1880.
14. My Lonely Lassie.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1880.
15. Bryan and Katie.  1 vol.  London: Griffith and Farran, 1881.
16. The White Gipsy.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1881.
17. Clarice Egerton's Life Story: or, What She Could.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1881.
18. A "Leal, Light Heart".  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1881.
19. Doctor L'Estrange: A Novel.  3 vol.  London: Tinsley Brothers, 1882.
20. Alone in Crowds: or, Kindlup Tower.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1882.
21. Ralph Trulock's Christmas Roses.  1 vol.  London: R. T. S., 1882.
22. Two Old Maids: or, Rosalind's Sisters.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1883.
23. Muriel's Two Crosses: The Cross She Rejected and the Cross She Chose.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1884.
24. An Unwilling Witness.  1 vol.  London: James Nisbet, 1884.
25. Robin Run-the-Hedge.  1 vol.  Dublin: George Herbert, 1884.
26. Daddy's Right Hand.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1885.
27. Faithful: The Story of Daisy May.  1 vol.  London: S. P. C. K., 1885.
28. Edwy: or, Was He a Coward?.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1888.
29. Another Such Victory!.  3 vol.  Edinburgh: Blackwood, 1889.