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Mrs. George Gladstone
1829–1890
A Victorian writer of novels and stories for young readers, she published under the married name Mrs. George Gladstone and also as Jemima Compton. Her fiction often blends adventure, family life, and clear moral purpose.
3 Audiobooks
Stick to the raft
by Mrs. George Gladstone
Tom Gillies : the knots he tied and untied
by Mrs. George Gladstone
Waiting for sailing orders : Fisher-life at the Land's End.
by Mrs. George Gladstone
About the author
Caroline Gladstone was a 19th-century British author associated with the name Mrs. George Gladstone. Reliable bibliographic sources identify her as Caroline Gladstone, born Caroline Sturt, and note that she lived from about 1830 to 1890; some modern listings give 1829, but the fuller author record consulted here gives 1830–1890.
She wrote fiction for both adults and younger readers, and she also used the pseudonym Jemima Compton. Her books include Stick to the Raft, Tom Gillies, and Waiting for Sailing Orders, works remembered for their storytelling energy and their strong interest in character, duty, and faith.
Her writing belongs to the rich tradition of Victorian popular fiction: readable, emotionally direct, and often shaped by Christian themes. For listeners coming to her work today, the appeal is in that mix of brisk narrative, everyday feeling, and a vivid sense of the moral world her characters inhabit.