Emily Sarah Holt

The Well in the Desert (Esprios Classics)

An Old Legend of the House of Arundel

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Produktbeschreibung

Emily Sarah Holt (1836-1893) was an English novelist. She was born at Stubbylee, Bacup, in Lancashire, 25 April 1836. She was the eldest daughter of John Holt whose wife Judith was the 3rd daughter of James Mason of Greens (who was JP for Lancashire and the West Riding). It is said she was educated at Oxford. Holt had written over fifty books, mainly for children. Most of Holt's work can be classified as historical novels (52 are listed in the BML catalogue). Holt's work has a Protestant religious theme.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Blurb
• Seitenzahl: 114
• Erscheinungstermin: 13. Januar 2020
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 178g
• ISBN-13: 9781714266012
• ISBN-10: 171426601X
• Artikelnr.: 58589058

Autorenporträt

Emily Sarah Holt was an English author who lived from 1836 to 1893. She was born on April 25, 1836, in Stubbylee, Bacup, Lancashire. She was the oldest daughter of John Holt and Judith Mason of Greens, whose husband was a judge for Lancashire and the West Riding. She is said to have gone to school at Oxford. She got sick in late 1893 while she was in Harrogate and went to go live with her brother in Balham, London. She died there on Christmas Day. An obelisk marks the spot where she was buried in the Church of St. Saviour's, Bacup. Holt had written more than fifty books, most of them for kids. The BML catalogue lists 52 of Holt's books as historical stories, which is what most of her work is. Protestantism is a theme in Holt's work.