Mrs. M. E. Bewsher

Born in 1828 in Claverley, Margaretta Eliza Bewsher was the daughter of surgeon William Hewer and his wife Eliza. She later married the clergyman Thomas James Bewsher in 1854, and the couple lived in Cley, Norfolk, where he served as rector.

She wrote fiction during the 1870s, often with a note that her stories were "founded on fact." Her known works include The Gipsy's Secret, The Young Muscovite, Catharine's Peril, The Little Ballet Girl, Nora and Mildred in the Morning of Life, and Zipporah: The Jewish Maiden. Her books suggest a taste for historical subjects, suspense, and stories written to interest and guide younger readers.

After her husband's sudden death in 1878, she moved to Bromley. She died there on October 2, 1907.