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Mrs. G. C. Huddleston

Known today for the novel Bluebell, this little-documented writer published under a married name, leaving behind a small but intriguing footprint in 19th-century print culture.

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Bluebell A Novel

Bluebell A Novel

by Mrs. G. C. Huddleston

About the author

Mrs. G. C. Huddleston is credited in library and public-domain records as Mrs. George Croft Huddleston, the author of Bluebell: A Novel, published in 1875.

Very little biographical information appears to survive in the readily available sources, which is not unusual for women who published under married names in the 19th century. Because the record is so sparse, she is best remembered through Bluebell itself and its continued preservation by projects such as Project Gutenberg and library catalogs.

That modest paper trail gives her work a certain historical charm: she stands as one of many authors whose fiction outlasted the personal details of their lives.