author
Vera
b. 1865
A little-known 19th-century novelist, this writer is remembered for sharp, socially observant fiction set in Ottawa. Two surviving books suggest a lively interest in character, manners, and the pressures of public respectability.
2 Audiobooks
The Doctor's Daughter
by Vera
About the author
Published under the single name Vera, this author remains surprisingly hard to pin down in biographical terms. Library and catalog records identify the writer as "Vera, 1865-", but the sources available here do not clearly confirm a full name, later life details, or a standard modern biography.
What can be confirmed is that Vera wrote at least two novels connected with Ottawa in the 1880s: Honor Edgeworth; Or, Ottawa's Present Tense (1882) and The Doctor's Daughter (1885). Catalog and digital-library records show these works were published in Ottawa by A. Woodburn, and later preserved in microform and public-domain editions.
Because so little personal information is securely documented in the sources I found, Vera's appeal today comes mostly through the books themselves: late-19th-century fiction that captures social life, reputation, and moral tension in Canada's capital. For readers who enjoy rediscovered authors, that air of mystery is part of the fascination.