Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931

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Lucas Malet was the pen name of Mary St. Leger Kingsley Harrison, an English novelist, and younger daughter of clergyman and author Charles Kingsley. She studied at the Slade, then turned to writing extremely popular novels considered scandalous since they used themes of illicit sex, sadism, masochism, and misogyny.

From the description of Mary St. Leger Harrison letters, 1906. (Pennsylvania State University Libraries). WorldCat record id: 60718009

English woman novelist.

From the description of Mrs. Lorimer, 1882. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367316391

From the description of Colonel Enderby's wife, 1885. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367316393

From the description of Little Peter : a Christmas morality for children of any age, 1888. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 367329319

From the description of Little Peter [electronic resource] : a Christmas morality for children of any age, 1888. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 663215288

From the description of Colonel Enderby's wife [electronic resource], 1885. (Brigham Young University). WorldCat record id: 663118170

Lucas Malet (1852-1931) was an English novelist. Her real name was Mary St. Leger Kingsley Harrison.

Mary St Leger Kingsley was born on June 4, 1852 in Eversley, Hampshire, England, third of four children of social reformer Reverend Charles Kingsley and his wife Frances Eliza Grenfell. Mary studied under Sir Edward Poynter at the Slade School of Fine Art in the early 1870s. In 1876 she married Reverend William Harrison, her father's curate, and left behind her artistic career. Unfortunately the marriage was unhappy and childless; the couple soon amicably separated. Mary's began writing under the pseudonym Lucas Malet began at the end of the Victorian Age and carried through the Edwardian Age into the Modernist Period. Among her best known works are Colonel Enderby's Wife, The Wages of Sin, and The History of Sir Richard Calmady. Mary travelled extensively, living part of the year in Switzerland. She died in Tenby, Wales on October 27, 1931.

From the guide to the In memoriam, Ernest D. Chesterfield / by Lucas Malet, date of production not identified, (L. Tom Perry Special Collections)

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creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. The power of the dog : a modern grotesque : manuscript, 1896. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. Little Peter [electronic resource] : a Christmas morality for children of any age, 1888. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf In memoriam, Ernest D. Chesterfield / by Lucas Malet, date of production not identified L. Tom Perry Special Collections
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. Letter to Mrs. Manders. Winchfield, Eng. 1908 June 27. University of Iowa Libraries
referencedIn Hodder and Stoughton Records, 1875-1914 Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
referencedIn Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900. Autograph letter signed : Woodford, to Arthur Moore, Thursday night [1889 Jan. 3]. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. The red blot : manuscript, [18--]. Princeton University Library
referencedIn A. P. Watt & Son, 1883-1917. Columbia University. Rare Book and Manuscript Library
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. Mary St. Leger Harrison letters, 1906. Pennsylvania State University Libraries
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. Mrs. Lorimer, 1882. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Harrison, Mary St. Leger (Kingsley), 1852-1931. Autograph letters (2) signed : to Mary Millais, 1899 Feb. 5 and 15. Pierpont Morgan Library.
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. Out in the open : a little novel : manuscript, [between 1875 and 1899]. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. A counsel of perfection : manuscript, 1887. Houghton Library
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. Colonel Enderby's wife [electronic resource], 1885. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. Out in the open : a little novel : manuscript, [18--?]. Princeton University Library
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. Little Peter : a Christmas morality for children of any age, 1888. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn A.P. Watt (Firm). A.P. Watt & Son correspondence, 1883-1917. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
creatorOf Malet, Lucas, 1852-1931. Colonel Enderby's wife, 1885. Harold B. Lee Library
creatorOf Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. Letter, 1892 March 18, Dorchester [to] Mrs. Harrison / Thomas Hardy. Newberry Library
referencedIn Hodder and Stoughton. Hodder and Stoughton records, 1875-1914. Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries
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associatedWith A.P. Watt (Firm) corporateBody
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associatedWith Dowson, Ernest Christopher, 1867-1900. person
associatedWith Emerson, R. D. H., person
associatedWith Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928. person
associatedWith Hobbes, John Oliver, 1867-1906. person
associatedWith Hodder and Stoughton. corporateBody
associatedWith Millais, Mary, person
associatedWith Richards, John Morgan, 1841-1918, person
associatedWith Unwin, T. Fisher (Thomas Fisher), 1848-1935, person
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Death 1931-10-27

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