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1824–1912
A Victorian novelist with a gift for domestic drama, sharp social observation, and historical storytelling, she wrote fiction that ranged from family life to adventures aimed at younger readers. Her work often notices the quiet pressures placed on women, especially those living on the edges of other people's households.
by Anna H. (Anna Harriet) Drury
Born in Harrow in 1824, she was the daughter of the Rev. William James Joseph Drury, a teacher and clergyman connected with Harrow School. She grew up in a literary world and became part of the long Victorian tradition of English women novelists.
She is best known as an English novelist, though she also published poetry and shorter pieces. Her books included domestic and historical fiction such as The Blue Ribbons, The Normans, and Furnished Apartments, and some of her writing was presented as especially suitable for boys.
Modern reference sources describe her fiction as conventional romance enlivened by keen observations about social life, including the position of unmarried women within family households. She died in 1912. As no suitable verified portrait image was found on the pages checked, a profile image is not included here.