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Ellen Langdon

Best known for preserving and extending her father’s memoir, this little-known writer gives a family story the warmth of first-hand memory. Her contribution helps turn a personal record into a vivid portrait of an unusual Victorian life.

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The Life of Roger Langdon, Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen.

The Life of Roger Langdon, Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen.

by Ellen Langdon, Roger Langdon

About the author

Ellen Langdon is credited as the co-author of The Life of Roger Langdon, Told by himself. With additions by his daughter Ellen, a biographical work preserved by Project Gutenberg. The book combines Roger Langdon’s own autobiographical writing with Ellen’s added chapters, making her an important part of the finished narrative.

In the text, she identifies herself as Roger Langdon’s daughter and explains that she continued the story after the chapters her father wrote himself. A prefatory note also describes her as "Miss Ellen Langdon" and mentions that she had done "a little journalism in odd moments," suggesting some experience with writing beyond the family memoir.

Very little confirmed biographical information about Ellen Langdon appears to be readily available online apart from this book. What can be said with confidence is that her writing helped preserve the life story of Roger Langdon, a station-master and self-taught astronomer, and gave the work a personal, intimate voice.