Mrs. Alexander Fraser

Born Caroline Rosetta Small in Madras, India, on February 10, 1829, she became known to readers by the pen name Mrs. Alexander Fraser. She was part of the Victorian literary world and is remembered as a romance writer whose novels often moved through love, social standing, and family tensions.

She was married to General Alexander Fraser, though later accounts describe them as estranged. Her work appeared steadily enough to leave a substantial list of novels, and titles connected with her include Guardian and Lover, A Professional Beauty, and Only a Face, and Other Tales.

Though not as widely read now as some of her contemporaries, she remains of interest to readers exploring Victorian popular fiction and women’s writing of the period. Modern library and reference records continue to preserve her work and identity under both Caroline Rosetta Fraser and her better-known pen name.