F. Mabel Robinson

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Standard Name: Robinson, F. Mabel
Birth Name: Frances Mabel Robinson
Pseudonym: William Stephenson Gregg
FMR published six novels during the 1880s and 1890s that are daring both in subject-matter and handling, broaching such topics as women's status, seduction, and illegitimacy. She also produced a political history of Ireland and translations from French. In 1890 she was regarded as one of the leading authors of the day,
Bainton, George, editor. The Art of Authorship. J. Clarke.
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but her reputation has worn less well than that of her sister.

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Residence A. Mary F. Robinson
After the death of their mother , sisters AMFR and F. Mabel Robinson moved Paris addresses, settling into adjoining apartments at 88 rue de Varennes.
Colby, Vineta. Vernon Lee: A Literary Biography. University of Virginia Press.
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Friends, Associates Augusta Webster
She also knew Frances Power Cobbe , Vernon Lee , Florence Fenwick Miller , and Mabel Robinson (likely, too, her sister A. Mary F. Robinson , who also wrote for the Athenæum at the same...

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