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Mrs. Wilfrid Ward
1864–1932
A British novelist and nonfiction writer, she brought Roman Catholic belief and the moral tensions of modern life into quietly intelligent fiction. Writing as Mrs. Wilfrid Ward, she was well regarded in her lifetime, with novels including One Poor Scruple and Tudor Sunset.
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Great Possessions
by Mrs. Wilfrid Ward
About the author
Born Josephine Mary Hope-Scott on May 18, 1864, she published under the name Mrs. Wilfrid Ward. She was a British novelist and nonfiction writer, and several reliable sources describe her work as deeply shaped by her Roman Catholic faith.
Her fiction was known for exploring conscience, belief, and social life with a calm, observant touch. She published ten novels and a novella, with notable titles including One Poor Scruple (1899), Out of Due Time (1906), The Job Secretary (1911), and Tudor Sunset (1932).
She was married to Wilfrid Ward, and their daughter was the writer Maisie Ward. Although her books later slipped into relative obscurity, modern readers and scholars have continued to return to them as an important part of British Catholic literary history. She died on November 20, 1932.