Margaret Agnes Paul (18 July 1829 – 30 March 1905)[1] was a Scottish novelist.

Margaret Agnes Paul
Born18 July 1829 Edit this on Wikidata
Died30 March 1905 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 75)
OccupationWriter Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Charles Kegan Paul Edit this on Wikidata
ChildrenEden Paul, Nancy Margaret Paul Edit this on Wikidata
Parent(s)
FamilyJames William Colvile, Eden Colvile Edit this on Wikidata

Margaret Agnes Colvile was born on 18 July 1829, one of sixteen children of Andrew Colvile, a governor of the Hudson's Bay Company, and Mary Louisa Eden, daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland. Her siblings included James William Colvile, a judge in colonial India; Eden Colvile, Governor of Rupert's Land and the Hudson's Bay Company; Isabella Colville, mother of football pioneer Francis Marindin; and Georgiana Mary, Baroness Blatchford.[2]

In 1856, she married clergyman and religious author Charles Kegan Paul. They had five children, including authors and translators Eden Paul and Nancy Margaret Paul.[1][2]

Her writing career began before her marriage. She was the author of a dozen anonymously published romances. When her husband worked for and later purchased the publishing firm Henry S. King & Co., renamed C. Kegan Paul & Co, she published her novels through them.[3]

Bibliography

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  • Dorothy: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: John W. Parker, 1856.[3]
  • DeCressy: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: John W. Parker, 1856.[3]
  • Still Waters.  2 vol.  London: John W. Parker, 1857.[3]
  • Maiden Sisters: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: John W. Parker, 1858.[3]
  • Uncle Ralph: A Tale.  1 vol.  London: John W. Parker, 1858.[3]
  • Martha Brown, the Heiress.  1 vol.  London: John W. Parker, 1861.[3]
  • Three Weddings.  1 vol.  London: Longman, 1870.[3]
  • Thomasina: A Biography.  2 vol.  London: Henry S. King, 1872.[3]
  • Vanessa.  2 vol.  London: Henry S. King, 1875.[3]
  • Gentle and Simple.  2 vol.  London: Kegan Paul, 1878.[3]
  • Kintail Place: A Tale of Revolution.  1 vol.  London: Swan Sonnenschein, 1886.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b Howsam, Leslie (1998). Kegan Paul : a Victorian imprint : publishers, books and cultural history. Internet Archive. London : Kegan Paul International ; Toronto : University of Toronto Press. pp. 178, 210. ISBN 978-0-8020-4126-5.
  2. ^ a b Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.A.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l "Author: Margaret Agnes Paul". At the Circulating Library A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901. Retrieved 16 January 2023.