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Eliza F. Pollard
1840–1911
A prolific Victorian writer of historical fiction, she filled her books with adventure, strong moral purpose, and settings that ranged from ancient Rome to the English Civil War. Her stories were written especially for younger readers, but they still carry the brisk pace and color of classic nineteenth-century storytelling.
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Roger the ranger: A story of border life among the Indians
by Eliza F. Pollard
About the author
Born in London around 1839 or 1840, she was the daughter of surgeon Edward William Pollard and began publishing in the mid-1860s. Reference sources consistently describe her as a British writer who produced a large body of fiction across several decades, and library records show works issued under the name Eliza F. Pollard through the early twentieth century.
She is best remembered for historical tales written for boys and girls. Sources describe roughly forty historical adventure stories published between 1864 and 1911, with subjects ranging from imperial Rome and India to Tudor and Restoration England. Titles linked to her in major library catalogs include The Old Moat Farm, The Silver Hand, Roger the Ranger, and The Queen's Favourite.
Some details of her birth year vary slightly across sources, but they agree that she died in 1911. I couldn’t confirm a reliable modern portrait of her from the sources I checked, so no profile image is included here.