Charlotte Mary Yonge
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Charlotte Mary Yonge (August 11, 1823 - May 24, 1901), was a British novelist, known for her huge output, mostly now out of print.
She was born in Otterbourne, Hampshire, England, into a religious family background, was devoted to the Church of England, and much influenced by John Keble, a near neighbour and one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Yonge is herself sometimes referred to as "the novelist of the Oxford Movement", as her novels frequently reflect the values and concerns of Anglo-Catholicism.
She began writing in 1848, and published during her long life about 100 works, chiefly novels. Her first commercial success, The Heir of Redclyffe (1854), provided the funding to enable the schooner, Southern Cross, to be put into service on behalf of George Selwyn. Similar charitable works were done with the profits from later novels. Yonge was also editor, for nearly forty years, of a magazine for young ladies, the Monthly Packet.
Among the best known of her works are The Heir of Redclyffe, Heartsease, and The Daisy Chain. She also wrote Cameos from English History, and Life of John Coleridge Patteson: Missionary Bishop of the Melanesian Islands and Hannah More.
Selected bibliography
- The Daisy Chain (1856)
- Life of John Coleridge Patteson (1875)
- Hannah More (1888)
External links
- eTexts (http://www.gutenberg.net/catalog/world/authrec?fk_authors=945) of Yonge's works, at Project Gutenberg
- Several works here (http://justus.anglican.org/resources/pc/cmyonge/index.html) as part of Project Canterbury (http://justus.anglican.org/resources/pc/index.html)