Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe (c. 1855–1897)
Hungerford, Margaret Wolfe (c. 1855–1897)
Irish novelist. Name variations: Margaret Hamilton Wolfe Hungerford; Mrs. Hungerford; (pseudonyms) The Author of Phyllis, The Duchess. Born Margaret Hamilton, c. 1855, in Cork, Ireland; died Jan 24, 1897, in Bandon, Ireland; dau. of Canon Fitzjohn Stannus Hamilton (vicar-choral of St. Faughman's Cathedral and rector of Ross Co., Ireland); m. Edward Argles, 1872; m. Thomas Henry Hungerford, 1882.
Novels, which are lighthearted and sentimental, include Phyllis: A Novel (1877), Beauty's Daughters (1880), Monica (1883), O Tender Dolores (1885), A Modern Circe (1887), A Born Coquette (1890), The Hoyden (1894) and Nora Creina (1903); best known for Molly Bawn (1878).
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