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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Textual Features A. Mary F. Robinson
The Red Clove, set in Italy, is dedicated to Vernon Lee ,, while Two Sisters, a memory of childhood, addresses Robinson's sister Mabel . Several poems draw heavily on the world of...
Wealth and Poverty Hannah Lynch
HL first appealed for financial help to the Royal Literary Fund in 1895. On 14 February that year Walter Besant wrote a letter on her behalf which emphasized her ill health and friendless condition; Mabel Robinson

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