Charlotte O'Conor Eccles succeeded in earning a living as a journalist in
Dublin (in the 1880s) and London (1890s and early twentieth century). She published books on social and political matters, household management, and male conduct, as well as two novels, a translated novel, and a volume of stories. She died young. She is best remembered for her vivid account of her struggles to break into the male stronghold of
Fleet Street.
Milestones
1 November 1863 COCE was born at
Roscommon in
Ireland. She was the fourth daughter in her family, but the elder of the only two children who lived to grow up.
1897 COCE chose the pseudonym 'Hal Godfrey' for her first and best-known novel,
The Rejuvenation of Miss Semaphore.
September 1906 COCE published her second and final novel,
The Matrimonial Lottery, with
Eveleigh Nash, under her actual name.
