Draft:Olive Birrell
Olive Birrell | |
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| Born | 1848  |
| Died | February 15, 1926 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Augustine Birrell |
Olive Mary Birrell (1848 – 15 February 1926) was a British novelist and social worker.
Olive Birrell was born in 1848, the daughter of the Rev. Charles M. Birrell, Baptist minister at the Pembroke Chapel in Liverpool, and Harriet Jane Grey, daughter of the Rev. Henry Grey and Margaretta Grey. Her brother was the MP Augustine Birrell.[1]
Her short story " The History of Malcolm Mackenzie" was collected in the anthology The Professional and Other Psychic Stories (1900), edited by Ada Goodrich Freer.
Olive Birrell died in London on 15 February 1926 at the age of 78.[3]
Bibliography
[edit]- Justice Warren's Daughter: A Story of New England. 2 vol. London: Remington, 1883.[4]
- A Lost Reputation. 1 vol. London: Elliot Stock, 1887.[4]
- The Seed She Sowed: A Tale of the Great Dock Strike. London: Methuen, 1891.[5]
- Anthony Langsyde: A Modern Love Story. 1 vol. London: Osgood, McIlvaine, 1894.[4]
- Behind the Magic Mirror. 1 vol. London: Osgood, McIlvaine, 1896.[4]
- The Ambition of Judith. 1 vol. London: Smith, Elder, 1898.[4]
- Love in a Mist. 1 vol. London: Smith, Elder, 1900.[4]
- Nicholas Holbrook. London: Smith, Elder, 1902.[6]
References
[edit]- ↑ Grey, Claire (May 2017). "The Rev Charles Mitchell Birrell (1811-1880)" (PDF). Friends of West Norwood Cemetery (89).
- ↑ Daily Mirror - Wednesday 17 February 1926
- ↑ Liverpool Echo 16 February 1926
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Author: Olive Mary Birrell". www.victorianresearch.org. Retrieved 2026-04-27.
- ↑ Joannou, Maroula (1995). Ladies, please don't smash these windows : women's writing, feminist consciousness, and social change, 1918-38. Internet Archive. Oxford ; Providence, RI, USA : Berg. ISBN 978-0-85496-909-8.
- ↑ Grimes, Janet (1981). Novels in English by women, 1891-1920 : a preliminary checklist. Internet Archive. New York : Garland Pub. ISBN 978-0-8240-9522-2.