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Emma Leslie was the pseudonym of Emma Boultwood (1838–1909), an English writer of children's books and historical fiction. She wrote over one hundred books.[1]

Life

Emma Boultwood was born in 1838 in Greenwich.[1] Her younger sister, Harriet Boultwood, also became a novelist.[2] She started writing in the 1860s, publishing children's and historical fiction for the Religious Tract Society and the Sunday School Union. She died and was buried in Pwllcrochan Churchyard Pembroke, Wales.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Author Information: Emma Leslie, At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837-1901. Accessed 7 April 2020.
  2. ^ Author Information: Harriett Boultwood, At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837-1901. Accessed 7 April 2020.


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