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Charlotte Riddell

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Charlotte Riddell

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Full Name: J. H. Riddell
Born: September 30, 1832
Died: September 24, 1906
Occupation: Writer, Editor
Nationality: English
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Biography

Charlotte Riddell aka Mrs J.H. Riddell (30 September 1832 – 24 September 1906) was one of the most popular and influential writers of the Victorian period. The author of 56 books, novels and short stories, she was also part owner and editor of the St. James's Magazine, one of the most prestigious literary magazines of the 1860s. Riddell was prominent as a writer of ghost stories. Five of her novels--Fairy Water, The Uninhabited House, The Haunted River,The Disappearance of Mr. Jeremiah Redworth and The Nun's Curse--deal with buildings blighted by supernatural phenomena. Riddell also wrote several shorter ghost stories, such as "The Open Door" and "Nut Bush Farm", which were collected in the volume Weird Stories.


Works in the WWEnd Database

 Non Series Works

 (2008)