CN
's mother, Caroline Anne Naden
, died less than two weeks after giving birth: she scarce had time to greet the babe she bore,
Naden, Constance. Songs and Sonnets of Springtime. C. Kegan Paul, 1881.
prelims
as her daughter later put it in a poem.
Hughes, William Richard et al. Constance Naden: A Memoir. Bickers and Son, 1890.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Constance Naden
CN
's mother, born Caroline Anne Woodhill
, was said to be a woman of no ordinary powers, a great reader, anti-dogmatic, and given to writing witty verse about her circle of friends.
Hughes, William Richard et al. Constance Naden: A Memoir. Bickers and Son, 1890.
