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Mrs. Bloomfield H. Moore
1824–1899
Best known for writing moral and domestic fiction for young readers, she also moved in wider intellectual circles as a philanthropist, art collector, and advocate for unusual scientific ideas. Her life joined children’s storytelling with a very public curiosity about art, invention, and reform.
2 Audiobooks
Frank and Fanny
by Mrs. Bloomfield H. Moore
Keely and His Discoveries: Aerial Navigation
by Mrs. Bloomfield H. Moore
About the author
Born Clara Sophia Jessup in 1824, the writer published under several names, including Clara Moreton and Mrs. Bloomfield H. Moore. She is associated with books such as Frank and Fanny, and reference works describe her as an American writer whose interests extended beyond fiction into philanthropy and philosophy.
She married Bloomfield Haines Moore in 1842, and later became known in public life as Clara Jessup Moore or Clara Jessup Bloomfield-Moore. Biographical sources note that she was active as a collector and supporter of causes and ideas that drew wide attention in the late nineteenth century, giving her a reputation that reached well beyond her books.
She died in London in 1899. Today, she is remembered both for her period writing and for a life that connected literature, public generosity, and a restless interest in the ideas of her time.