author
Hilary Trent
Known almost entirely for a single early-1900s novel, this elusive writer left behind a story of family tensions, faith, and social expectations. The scarcity of biographical detail gives the work an added air of mystery.
1 Audiobook
Mr. Claghorn's Daughter
by Hilary Trent
About the author
Very little firmly documented biographical information about Hilary Trent appears to be available in major public sources. Reliable library and public-domain records do confirm that Mr. Claghorn's Daughter was published in 1903 by J. S. Ogilvie Publishing Company, and that the book has since been preserved and circulated through projects such as HathiTrust and Project Gutenberg.
The novel is generally described as an early 20th-century work centered on Beverley Claghorn and his daughter Natalie, with themes involving religion, skepticism, and society. Because so few trustworthy details about the author have surfaced in the sources reviewed, Hilary Trent remains a somewhat shadowy literary figure, remembered chiefly through this one surviving book.
No clearly verified portrait of Hilary Trent was found in the sources reviewed, so no author image is included here.