author
Frances E. (Frances Eliza) Crompton
1866–1952
Best known for warm, old-fashioned stories about children and family life, this British novelist wrote fiction that stayed in print well beyond the Victorian era. Her books include The Gentle Heritage, Messire, and The Children of Hermitage.
1 Audiobook
The Christmas Fairy, and Other Stories
by John Strange Winter, Frances E. (Frances Eliza) Crompton, Mrs. Molesworth
About the author
Frances E. Crompton, identified in library and reference sources as Frances Eliza Crompton, was a British novelist born in 1866 and died in 1952. Reference listings for Victorian fiction describe her simply as a novelist, and major public-domain and library catalogs preserve her work under the name Frances E. (Frances Eliza) Crompton.
Her known books include Master Bartlemy (1892), The Gentle Heritage (1893), Messire (1894), and The Green Garland (1896). Catalog records and later library entries also connect her with children's fiction, including The Children of Hermitage, suggesting that her storytelling appealed both to Victorian readers and to later generations.
Some archival records in Cheshire note surviving papers connected with Frances E. Crompton, including proof copies, diaries, paintings, sketchbooks, and correspondence. A clear, verified portrait was not readily available from the sources checked, so no profile image is included here.