CHARLOTTE MARY YONGE BIOGRAPHY

YONGE, CHARLOTTE MARY (1823-1901). —Novelist, only dau. of a landed gentleman of Hampshire, was born near Winchester, and in her girlhood came under the influence of Keble, who was a near neighbour. She began writing in 1848, and pub. during her long life about 100 works, chiefly novels, interesting and well-written, with a High Church tendency. Among the best known are The Heir of Redclyffe , Heartsease , and The Daisy Chain . She also wrote Cameos from English History , and Lives of Bishop Patteson and Hannah More. The profits of her works were devoted to religious objects.