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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 shaped by family life, travel, and moral adventure. Her work includes novels for younger readers as well as longer Victorian tales.
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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 on January 19, 1806, she later became Louisa Maria Dundas and published under the name the Hon. Mrs. Dundas. She was a British author, and reference sources connect her with works including The Little Cap; or, The Lost Heir of Sternfelden and Wrecked, Not Lost; or, The Pilot and His Companions.
She came from the Boothby family and married Charles Dundas in 1833. Her writing belongs to the broad world of Victorian popular fiction, especially stories with a strong moral tone and an interest in domestic life and adventure.
Although she is not among the best-known Victorian novelists today, her books have remained traceable through library and public-domain records, which has helped preserve her place in 19th-century literary history.