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Mrs. (Louisa Maria) Dundas
1806–1895
A 19th-century British writer who published as the Hon. Mrs. Dundas, she is remembered for fiction and children's books shaped by a strong sense of adventure and moral purpose.
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The little cap : Or, The lost heir of Sternfelden
by Mrs. (Louisa Maria) Dundas
About the author
Born Louisa Maria Boothby in 1806, she became Louisa Maria Dundas after her marriage and published under the name the Hon. Mrs. Dundas. She was a British author whose life stretched across most of the 19th century, from 1806 to 1895.
Her surviving bibliographic record links her especially with fiction for younger readers, including works such as Wrecked, Not Lost; or, The Pilot and His Companions and The Little Cap; or, The Lost Heir of Sternfelden. The titles associated with her suggest a taste for peril, endurance, and stories meant to entertain while also teaching.
Although she is not as widely known today as some of her contemporaries, her work still circulates through public-domain archives, giving modern readers a glimpse of Victorian storytelling written under a married title that once carried social weight of its own.