author
E. A. B. Shackleford
Remembered for a single surviving historical novel, this little-known writer turned the mystery of Virginia Dare and the Roanoke Colony into a vivid late-19th-century romance. Her work still appeals to listeners who enjoy early American legend, adventure, and historical atmosphere.
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Virginia Dare: A Romance of the Sixteenth Century
by E. A. B. Shackleford
About the author
E. A. B. Shackleford is an obscure author best known for Virginia Dare: A Romance of the Sixteenth Century. Library and catalog records identify the book as published in 1892, and some records list the author as "Miss E. A. B. Shackleford," but reliable biographical details beyond that are hard to confirm.
Her novel centers on Virginia Dare, long remembered as the first English child born in the English colonies in North America, and uses that story as the starting point for a work of historical romance. Modern catalog and bookseller descriptions consistently place the novel in the world of the Roanoke Colony, blending colonial history, legend, and imagination.
Because so little verified information about Shackleford herself appears in major public reference sources, she remains a somewhat shadowy figure behind her book. What survives clearly is the novel: a period piece that reflects 19th-century fascination with America's earliest colonial mysteries.