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Hugh, Mrs. Fraser

Hugh, Mrs. Fraser

Mary Crawford Fraser, writing as Mrs. Hugh Fraser, was a late 19th and early 20th-century author known for her memoirs and historical novels.

Lived
1851–1922
Era
Late Victorian
Language
English

Mary Crawford Fraser, who wrote under the pen name Mrs. Hugh Fraser, was an author active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Born on April 8, 1851, she lived through a transformative era before her death in 1922. Throughout her career, she became recognized for her literary output, which primarily consisted of memoirs and historical novels.\n\nFraser's choice to publish under her married name, Mrs. Hugh Fraser, was a common practice for female writers of her generation. Her historical novels and memoirs allowed her to engage with past events and personal recollections. Today, she is remembered as a dedicated writer of her era whose works contributed to the popular historical and biographical genres of her time.