Notable Women Authors of the Day

Biographical Sketches

By Helen C. Black

With Portraits

Glasgow David Bryce and Son 1893

TO MY BELOVED AND ONLY DAUGHTER.

These sketches originally appeared as a series in the "Lady's Pictorial" and are republished with the Editor's kind permission.

They are now revised, enlarged and brought up to date.

Helen C. Black

CONTENTS.

From Photographs byPAGE

MRS. LYNN LINTON,Barrauds Ltd., London,1

MRS. RIDDELL,C. Vandyk, S. Kensington,11

MRS. L. B. WALFORD,Barrauds Ltd., London,26

RHODA BROUGHTON,Barrauds Ltd., London,37

JOHN STRANGE WINTER, (MRS. ARTHUR STANNARD.)Barrauds Ltd., London,45

MRS. ALEXANDER,Elliott & Fry, London,58

HELEN MATHERS,Walery, London,68

FLORENCE MARRYAT,London Stereoscopic Co. Ltd.,81

MRS. LOVETT CAMERON,Mayall & Co. Ltd., London,96

MRS. HUNGERFORD,Guy & Co., Cork,107

MATILDA BETHAM EDWARDS,Barrauds Ltd., London,120

EDNA LYALL,G. Churchill, Eastbourne,133

ROSA NOUCHETTE CAREY,S. J. POOLE & Co., Putney,145

ADELINE SERGEANT,H. S. Mendelssohn, London,157

MRS. EDWARD KENNARD,Speight, Market Harboro,172

JESSIE FOTHERGILL,Warwick Brookes, M'chester,184

LADY DUFFUS HARDY,J. Russell & Sons, London,198

IZA DUFFUS HARDY,J. Russell & Sons, London,204

MAY CROMMELIN,J. Thomson, London,210

MRS. HOUSTOUN,223

MRS. ALEX. FRASER,W. & A. H. Fry, Brighton,234

HONOURABLE MRS. HENRY CHETWYND,Maull & Fox, London,247

JEAN MIDDLEMASS,T. Fall, Baker St., London, W.260

AUGUSTA DE GRASSE STEVENS,Vernon Kaye, London,270

MRS. LEITH ADAMS,J. H. Blomfield, Hastings,286

JEAN INGELOW,Barrauds Ltd., London,299