Anne Manning (novelist)

Anne Manning (February 17, 1807 – September 14, 1879) was a British novelist. Born in London, England, Manning was an active writer during the Victorian age, having 51 works to her credit. Her writings have much literary charm, and show a delicate historical imagination

Manning initially produced two books of non-fiction, followed by her first fictional work "Village Belles" in 1838. Her best known works were initially printed as serials in Sharpe's Magazine and later published in book form. She is best known for Mistress Mary Powell, which first appeared in 1849, and The Household of Sir Thomas More, a picture of More's home life in the form of a diary written by his daughter Margaret.

Bibliography

• Cherry & Violet
• Jacques Bonneval
• Mary Powell & Deborah's Diary
• Mistress Mary Powell
• The Duchess of Trajetto (1863)
• The Faire Gospeller
• The Household of Sir Thomas More (1852)
• The Maiden and Married Life of Mary Powell, afterwards Mrs. Milton
• The Old Chelsea Bun-Shop
• The Year Nine. A Tale of the Tyrol. (1858)
• Poplar House Academy

External links

• Works by Anne Manning at Project Gutenberg
• Works by or about Anne Manning at Internet Archive

 This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London: J. M. Dent & Sons. Wikisource