Papers, 1892-1914.

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Papers, 1892-1914.

Includes mss. and galley proofs of three of Ward's novels, The History of David Grieve (1892), The Mating of Lydia (1913), and Delia Blanchflower (1915), an anti-suffrage novel; also a draft of a letter by Ward from ca. 1910 concerning the National Union of Women Workers.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7154445

Washington University in St. Louis, .

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Ward, Humphry, Mrs., 1851-1920

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Mary Augusta Ward was an English writer, and wife of critic Humphry Ward. She began writing literary criticism, and soon progressed to writing novels. Although not stylistically distinguished, her novels were popular because they explored interesting questions of the day. Her earnest approach was admired, and her literary attempts to bring human drama to political, sociological, or religious issues continue to provide an interesting perspective on Victorian society. From the descript...