Teresa Ransom

Looking back on her early education, MC wrote I managed to develop into a curiously determined independent little personality, with ideas and opinions more suited to some clever young man. . . . I instinctively...

The identity of MC 's biological mother is uncertain: there are no known private or public records (including birth certificates or census reports) that confirm her bloodline. Biographers Brian Masters and Teresa Ransom argue that...

MC 's stepfather—and possible biological father or grandfather—Charles MacKay (born 1814), was a writer and editor. Among the periodicals he worked for were the Morning Chronicle, alongside Charles Dickens ; the Daily Telegraph...

Academic interest in MC has recently seen a renewal, but modern commentators, although generally more sympathetic to her than earlier ones, have found her hard to place. While critic Annette R. Federico calls her a...