Mrs. Coulson Kernahan

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Mrs. Coulson Kernahan

1857–1941

A prolific late-Victorian and Edwardian novelist, she wrote popular fiction under the name Mrs. Coulson Kernahan and was also known as Jeanie Gwynne Bettany. Her work includes domestic drama, romance, and sensation-tinged stories that found a wide readership.

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The Thirteenth Man

The Thirteenth Man

by Mrs. Coulson Kernahan

About the author

Born in 1857, she is better known today by her married pen name, Mrs. Coulson Kernahan, though she was also identified as Jeanie Gwynne Bettany Kernahan. She wrote a large number of novels and stories in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, building a reputation as a steady, successful popular novelist.

Her books include titles such as The House of Rimmon and The Thirteenth Man. The surviving record around her is slimmer than for many better-known writers, but available sources consistently connect her with the name Jeanie Gwynne Bettany and place her life from 1857 to 1941.

For modern listeners, her appeal is partly historical: her fiction offers a window into the tastes, anxieties, and storytelling rhythms of her era. If you enjoy rediscovering overlooked authors from the period, her work is an inviting place to start.