Margaret Wolfe Hungerford
Margaret Wolfe Hungerford | |
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| Born | Margaret Hamilton 27 April 1855 Rosscarbery, County Cork, Ireland |
| Died | 24 January 1897 (aged 41) Bandon, County Cork, Ireland |
| Pen name | The Duchess |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Irish |
| Education | Portarlington College |
| Period | 1877–1897 |
| Notable works | Molly Bawn |
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| Children | Two 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".