Matilda Charlotte Houstoun
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Standard Name: Houstoun, Matilda Charlotte
Birth Name: Matilda Charlotte Jesse
Married Name: Matilda Charlotte Fraser
Married Name: Matilda Charlotte Houstoun
Indexed Name: Mrs Houstoun
Pseudonym: The Author of Recommended to Mercy
Pseudonym: The Author of Taken Upon Trust
Pseudonym: One Who Saved It
produced, and had moderate success with, close to thirty novels, three travel narratives, a biography, several volumes of autobiographical writings, and a short story. She also did some writing for periodicals. Her later writings include strong social protest over the way that women are treated in the criminal courts and in prison. Stylistically, Houstoun is mostly remembered for the anecdotal style that marked her personal narratives.