Margaret Wolfe Hungerford

Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
BornMargaret Hamilton
(1855-04-27)27 April 1855
Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland
Died24 January 1897(1897-01-24) (aged 41)
Bandon, County Cork, Ireland
Pen nameThe Duchess
OccupationNovelist
LanguageEnglish
NationalityIrish
EducationPortarlington College
Period1877–1897
Notable worksMolly Bawn
Spouse
  • Edward Argles
  • Thomas Henry Hungerford
ChildrenTwo sons, four daughters

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Margaret Wolfe Hungerford, née Hamilton, (27 April 1855 – 24 January 1897), was an Irish novelist whose light romantic fiction was popular throughout the English-speaking world in the late 19th century. Many of her works were published under the pseudonym "The Duchess".