author
Mrs. Coates
d. 1879
A Victorian writer of domestic and religious fiction, she is best remembered for stories that blend family feeling, hardship, and moral resolve. Writing as Mrs. W. H. Coates, she produced novels and shorter tales for 19th-century readers in Britain.
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How little Bessie kept the wolf from the door
by Mrs. Coates
About the author
Elizabeth Jones Youatt was born in London on March 29, 1816, and later became known in print as Mrs. W. H. Coates after her marriage. She was the daughter of William Youatt, a well-known veterinary surgeon and medical writer, and she wrote under several forms of her name, including Elizabeth Youatt, Eliza Coates, and Mrs. Coates.
She was an English novelist whose work stretched from early Victorian fiction to shorter moral and religious tales. Bibliographic records and literary reference sources connect her especially with fiction issued for family readers, including works associated with the Religious Tract Society, and modern reprints have kept titles such as Mabel's Faith and How Little Bessie Kept the Wolf from the Door in circulation.
She died on January 18, 1879. A confirmed portrait image was not available from the pages checked, so no profile image is included here.