author
Florence E. Burch
1856–1918
A late-Victorian writer of uplifting fiction, she published stories for young readers that blend everyday struggles with moral choice, faith, and perseverance. Her books, many now in the public domain, offer a window into the earnest, character-centered fiction of the 1880s and 1890s.
3 Audiobooks
No royal road : or, The thing that lies the nearest. A story for girls.
by Florence E. Burch
Two ways of facing life
by Florence E. Burch
Farmer Bluff's dog Blazer : or, At the eleventh hour
by Florence E. Burch
About the author
Born in Cheshunt in 1856, Florence Edith Burch was the daughter of George and Jane Burch. She began publishing fiction in the 1880s, following her older sister Harriette Emma Burch into writing for the Religious Tract Society.
Burch wrote popular evangelical and domestic fiction, often aimed at younger readers. Works associated with her include Farmer Bluff's Dog Blazer, Two Ways of Facing Life, and No Royal Road; several of her books have been preserved by Project Gutenberg, which has helped keep her work available for modern readers.
She died in 1918. Though not widely known today, her stories still appeal to readers interested in Victorian children's literature and in fiction shaped by duty, kindness, and personal growth.