Anna Maria Hall
Anna Maria Hall (born January 6, 1800 in Wexford ( County Wexford ), † January 30, 1881 ) was an Irish-British writer .
Hall, née Fielding, wife of Samuel Carter Hall and of French - Swiss origin on his mother's side , left Ireland early, married in 1824 and published her first original work, Sketches of Irish character , in 1828 , which was well received.
Several children's books followed, then she turned to the novel with The buccaneer (1832), a description of Cromwell and the state of England at the time of the Republic; Tales of woman's trials (1834); The outlaw (1835), in which the struggle of Pope James II with William of Orange forms the background, and Uncle Horace , a representation of the merchant world. Also published:
- Marian, or a young maid's fortune , her most popular novella (1840);
- The white boy (1845) and
- Midsummer eve, a fairy tale of love (1848),
which later
- A woman's story (1857),
- Can wrong be right? (1862),
- The fight of faith (1869) and
- Annie Leslie, and other stories (1877).
Web links
- Literature by and about Anna Maria Hall in the catalog of the German National Library
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Hall, Anna Maria |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Irish-British writer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | January 6, 1800 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wexford (city) |
| DATE OF DEATH | January 30, 1881 |