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Jane Margaret Strickland
1800–1888
A 19th-century British writer from a remarkable literary family, she is remembered for historical fiction and children's books shaped by a strong interest in the past. Her work ranged from tales set in ancient history to novels linked with the Jacobite rebellion.
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Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion.
by Jane Margaret Strickland
About the author
Born on April 18, 1800, Jane Margaret Strickland was one of the Strickland siblings, a family that produced several writers, including Agnes Strickland, Catharine Parr Traill, and Susanna Moodie. She grew up with close ties to Reydon Hall in Suffolk and spent much of her life in a household where reading, history, and writing were part of everyday life.
She wrote fiction and children's literature, and her books often drew on historical settings and moral questions. Among the works associated with her are Adonijah: A Tale of the Jewish Dispersion, Edward Evelyn: A Tale of the Rebellion of Prince Charles Edward, and Rome, Regal and Republican: A Family History of Rome, which show her interest in bringing history to a general readership.
Strickland died on June 14, 1888. Although she is less widely known today than some of her sisters, she remains part of an unusually accomplished literary family, and her writing offers a window into the historical and educational tastes of Victorian readers.