Anne Isabella Ritchie, 1837-1919

Ann Isabella Ritchie was the elder daughter of William Makepeace Thackeray (1811-1861), a well-known Victorian novelist. Anne was a prolific novelist, essayist and writer of memoirs. By 1875, The Works of Miss Thackeray had been published in eight volumes (Smith, Elder&Company), extended to 15 volumes by 1866. Most of her critical essays appeared in The Cornhill Magazine . Her first contribution appeared in the magazine's first year, 1860, and most of her fiction appeared serially in the magazine including, The Village on the Cliff , Old Kensington , Miss Angel and Mrs. Dymond . She died in 1919.

From the guide to the Papers of Anne Isabella Ritchie, c 1862-1918, (Senate House Library, University of London)