 Susan Ferrier from an engraving after the 1836 portrait by R. Thorburn Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier (1782 - 1854), novelist, daughter of James Ferrier, one of the principal clerks of the Court of Session, in which office he was the colleague of Sir Walter Scott. 1782 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...
1854 (MDCCCLIV) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ...
Raeburns portrait of Sir Walter Scott in 1822. ...
Ferrier wrote three novels, Marriage (1818), The Inheritance (1824), and Destiny (1831), all characterised by racy humour and acute character-painting. Her cheerful and tactful friendship helped to soothe the last days of Sir Walter Scott.
External links This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton. Project Gutenberg, abbreviated as PG, is a volunteer effort to digitize, archive and distribute cultural works. ...
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A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature is a collection of biographies of writers by John W. Cousin, published around 1910. ...
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