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276:"If Miss Corkran is a novice in fiction, as her title-page would seem to indicate, she is a writer who may well have a future before her, for the pretty and touching tale she here gives us is told with a simplicity and absence of straining after effect which bespeak a true feeling for her art, whilst the beauty and pathos of many touches in it are unquestionable." –
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evil survives within its sin-tainted walls. Such ample evidence of this is adduced, that the unhappy wife of the last owner, in a state bordering on delirium, burns the house and its contents to the ground, thus lifting the curse which she feels has been laid upon it. It is an un- canny story from beginning to end, and its tone is morbid and unpleasant."
282:"Indeed, so many the principal elements of a high-class work are undoubtedly to be found in " Bessie Lang," that the authoress may claim to have stepped at once into foremost place amongst contemporary writers of fiction. The reader will probably not have perused many pages without being agreeably reminded of such writings as those of
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said of the book: "Miss Alice
Corkran has written a tale sufficiently full of mystery and horror to satisfy the most voracious appetite. "The Fatal House" exercises a baneful influence on all who reside under its roof. The history of its owners is one of crime, vice, and debauchery ; nothing but
1251:, and also provided a scholarship to the Royal College of Music. Other activities included providing Christmas treats, one in Bethnal Green for 117 children and one in Kensal Green for 360 children, with the Guild members themselves providing the presents. The guild had over 2,300 members by 1905.
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was an Irish author of children's fiction and an editor of children's magazines. Born in France to Irish parents, she grew up in the stimulating environment of her mother's literary salon. She was a playmate of Robert
Browning's ageing father, and still had his workbooks in her possession when she
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saying: "This is one of the most well-arranged and interesting children's books that we have seen for a long time, containing little stories of almost every class, and an original song with music. There is an etching as a frontispiece entitled "In
Disgrace", which is worth all the money the book
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Alice
Corkran grew up in a stimulating environment. She was the playmate of Robert Browning's father, and she used to accompany the old man on his rambles along the quays in search of subjects to sketch. She was the old man's favourite. She published some of his sketches to illustrate an article
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of the
British Museum and had one daughter, Alice Augusta Louisa, who was living with her father at the time of the 1911 census (immediately after her mother's death on 30 March 1911). The dates of the deaths of the two brothers is uncertain, but Whiteing says that Alice was the last remaining
1244:, where Corkran was the editor for three years, resigning in early 1902. She remained involved with the magazine, not only as a contributor, but also as the founder and guiding spirit of the Guild of Service and Good Fellowship, one of the leading features of the magazine.
1070:; and the lead story of the collection "The English Teacher at the Convent", which Sutherland said was notable among the short stories of Corkran, which "have some charm". The story is a version of "Miss Martha's Bag", which appeared in the first number of
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Corkran's mother, Louisa, died in 1882. She had been in declining health for some time and in her final years she depended largely on her daughter Alice's care. Corkran's father died in 1884 and her parents are buried together at
Brompton Cemetery.
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Although she lived her whole adult life in
England, she repeatedly described herself as Irish. Both her parents were Irish and she was born in Paris. She was the eighth interviewee for the "distinguished Irishwomen in London" series in the
315:," but much more human and real. At the same time, every page is bathed in the golden and undying light of romance, without which a child's story-book is as uninteresting to little folks as an auctioneer's catalogue." –
1018:. This is a cheaply-priced (one shilling) melodrama completely unlike Corkran's other output, and there are no references on the title page to her other works. As noted in the table above, it is available as an online text at the
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It was common practice at the time to date children's books for the following year as they were normally published for
Christmas, and would still look "fresh" the following Christmas. This practice is described in the page on
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Corkran was plagued by poverty in her later years and also suffered from declining health. She died suddenly, but not unexpectedly, on 2 February 1916. Her niece, Alice
Augusta Louisa Head, was an executrix of her will.
1986:
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After 1890, all of
Corkran's longer works were non-fiction. Her non-fiction works were also well received by critics, and one of her obituaries referred to her book on Leighton as an excellent critical biography.
270:"so sweet, so simple, and at the same time so strongly descriptive is the style in which this tale is told that it seems to have caught some feature of merit from each part in the telling." –
1279:- "Miss Martha's Bag", "A Face in the Window" (Aug 1883), "The Doctor's Guest" (Mar 1884), "A Young Philistine", "Pere Perrault's Legacy", "A Village Genius". Also articles. Available at Internet Archive.
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database, supplemented by searches of the used book trade. The year of publication has been corrected from the nominal year, where necessary, by checking for reviews of the books in newspaper archives.
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Kirk, who wrote in 1891, reported that Corkran "is now a journalist, contributing to many London papers." Corkran contributed stories and pieces to a range of publications, including the magazines:
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said of this collection that: "We find in Miss Corkran’s work a delicacy of touch, a fine humour, and a pathos which give to these little stories something of the charm and finish of a miniature."
165:, to John Frazer Corkran (1808–1884) and Louisa Walsh (1823–1892). She was the second oldest of five children: three girls, and two boys. Her father began life as a dramatist and had a play,
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Louisa Corkran married her husband in Dublin in June or July 1839. They were soon in Paris where their five children were born; the first, Henrietta, was born on 21 October 1841.
1171:, (1896), edited by May Bateman and published in London by Simpkin & Marshall. This publication was sold in aid of the Princess May's Invalid Children's Aid Association.
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was published in 1898 with Corkran as both a contributor and editor. The first edition of the magazine, with 140 illustrations, was well reviewed. In the advert for
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Corkran was educated at home and studied art in Paris until the family had to leave Paris following some reverses of fortune. They moved to Bloomsbury in London.
1382:. Her leg was badly injured and she suffered from shock, and recovered only slowly, so that it was the end of the year before she could resume literary work.
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from 1885 to 1890 and contributed articles to it at the same time. The 1885 Annual is available online at Google Books. The annual was well received with the
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1389:. She was still living with Whiteing (who had separated from his wife) at the time of the 1911 census where she described her position in the house as
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Stories Jolly: Stories New: Stories Strange & Stories True. A Series of New and Original Tales For Boys and Girls, From Six to Fourteen Years Old
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1964:
1223:"The variety in this number is extraordinary. . . The public reflects great credit on all concerned in its production..." –
224:, was also a friend of the family and almost acted as a fairy godfather to the children. When the family returned to London, her house in
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262:. These works were cited occasionally to reference the author. Both attracted very positive critical attention on first publication. Of
294:, whose works edify and interest by their purity and power rather than any perceptible straining after effect." –
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The guild was founded in April 1900 by Corkran and charged a nominal subscription to members. The guild supported a cot at the
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survivor of her branch of the family, and one death notice referred to her being the last surviving child of her late father.
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Both her sisters died in 1911. Henrietta, who died on 17 March 1911, had never married. Her sister Mary had married
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Office of works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens. "Series Number: Work 97; Piece Number: 175".
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Office of works and successors: Royal Parks and Pleasure Gardens. "Series Number: Work 97; Piece Number: 151".
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332:"one of the most charming children’s stories imaginable, and will assuredly be very popular" –
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145:, being the founder of that magazine's Guild of Service and Good Fellowship, which maintained a cot at the
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1230:"appears to mix all the desirable ingredients of a girl's reading in happy proportion." –
196:(1849) that was said to be still the standard text on the constituent assembly more than 30 years later.
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342:'s Alice in Wonderland...A better and brighter book we have not read for a long time." –
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A Supplement To Allibone S Critical Dictionary Of English Literature British And American Authors Vol I
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A Supplement To Allibone S Critical Dictionary Of English Literature British And American Authors Vol I
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324:"We have rarely read anything better of its kind than "Down the Snow Stairs"." –
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ran for 17 volumes from November 1898 to November 1915. It then seems to have been folded into
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Watson, George (1971). "Newspapers and Magazines: Magazines and Reviews: Monthly Magazines".
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1287:- "Mischievous Jack and the Old Fisherman" and "A Little King". Available at Google Books.
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is available online at Google Books. Other anthologies that Corkran contributed to were:
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Catalogue (BL Cat.), supplemented and cross-checked against Kirk, Sutherland, Watson,
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of 26 October 1898, the following reviewer comments about the magazine are quoted:
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2431:"Wills and Probates 1858-1996: Pages for Corkran and Year of Death 1911, p. 207"
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1178:(1902), published in London by Hutchinson & Co. as part of their "52" series
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died. As well as writing a number of well received novels, she edited first the
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1164:(1889), edited by H. C. Adams, and published in London by Skeffington & Son
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2471:"Wills and Probates 1858-1996: Pages for Head and Year of Death 1911, p. 207"
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in July 1882; "A Village Genius" first published as "Mademoiselle Angele" in
2112:"For the Benefit of the Princess May's Invalid Children's Aid Association".
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was a friend, and his wife travelled twice a year to Paris to visit Louisa.
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contained the title story, previously published as "A Young Philistine" in
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One work stands out on the list as being very dissimilar from the others,
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The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 3, 1800-1900
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The New Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Volume 3, 1800-1900
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Corkran had a health scare in October 1892 when she was run over by a
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At the Circulating Library: A database of Victorian Fiction 1837-1901
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At the Circulating Library: A database of Victorian Fiction 1837-1901
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1779:. Vol. I. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. p. 389
1591:. Vol. I. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott Company. p. 389
1271:- "How Pere Perrault Spent his Legacy". Available at Google Books.
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1930:. Stanford, California: Stanford University Press. p. 150.
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Watson, George (1971). "Children's Books: Principal Writers".
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History of the National Constituent Assembly from May, 1848
1295:- "Doctor Gregory", (Mar 1892). Available at Google Books.
1903:"Literature: Messrs. Blackie & Son's Announcements".
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The Children's Hour. A collection of stories & poems
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Corkran's fame rested in particular on her first novel
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The Adventures of Mrs. Wishing-To-Be and Other Stories
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The Adventures of Mrs. Wishing-to-be and other stories
2419:(Wednesday 11 September 1901): 18. 11 September 1901.
1167:"The Adventures of a Would-Be King of the Giants" in
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Manchester Courier and Lancashire General Advertiser
2269:(Saturday 21 September 1901): 29. 21 September 1901.
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and her interview appeared in the July 1891 edition.
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Corkran published three anthologies of her stories:
1263:- "Mademoiselle Angele". Available at Google Books.
1196:costs." That front-piece was by William Luker jnr.
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2030:(Saturday 14 November 1885): 21. 14 November 1885.
1817:(Saturday 11 November 1876): 16. 11 November 1876.
1677:The Tewkesbury Register, and Agricultural Gazette.
2404:(Saturday 31 December 1892): 6. 31 December 1892.
2359:(Saturday 29 November 1902): 4. 29 November 1902.
2299:(Saturday 18 February 1893): 4. 18 February 1893.
1832:(Saturday 02 December 1876): 16. 2 December 1876.
1752:(Wednesday 09 February 1916): 3. 9 February 1916.
1699:(Saturday 12 February 1916): 8. 12 February 1916.
665:Joan's Adventures at the North Pole and elsewhere
2504:(Saturday 05 February 1916): 1. 5 February 1916.
2500:"Births Marriages and Deaths: Deaths: Corkran".
2284:(Saturday 21 January 1905): 28. 21 January 1905.
2239:(Tuesday 16 December 1902): 7. 16 December 1902.
2179:(Wednesday 26 October 1898): 7. 26 October 1898.
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1802:(Saturday 05 February 1916): 8. 5 February 1916.
1732:(Saturday 21 January 1905): 41. 21 January 1905.
188:John was in Paris for all the excitement of the
16:Writer of children's fiction and magazine editor
1892:(Saturday 02 October 1886): 10. 2 October 1886.
1888:"Miscellaneous Notices: Down the Snow Stairs".
1877:(Saturday 09 October 1886): 12. 9 October 1886.
1862:(Thursday 14 October 1886): 6. 14 October 1886.
1717:. London: Hodder & Stroughton. p. 261.
373:Novels and non-fiction longer works by Corkran
307:also attracted a favourable critical response:
2146:(Friday 06 November 1885): 2. 6 November 1885.
2131:(Friday 05 December 1902): 3. 5 December 1902.
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2161:(Monday 26 October 1885): 3. 26 October 1885.
1907:(Monday 25 October 1886): 2. 25 October 1886.
1847:(Monday 15 January 1877): 8. 15 January 1877.
888:London : Wells Gardner, Darton & Co.
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2224:(Wednesday 09 April 1902): 33. 9 April 1902.
2194:(Friday 07 October 1898): 2. 7 October 1898.
2045:(Thursday 06 August 1885): 3. 6 August 1885.
2015:(Wednesday 10 April 1889): 8. 10 April 1889.
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1649:(Wednesday 02 March 1892): 2. 2 March 1892.
916:M. Lavars Harry (160+ illust. Inc. 16 f.p.)
2060:(Saturday 24 June 1882): 16. 24 June 1882.
1679:(Saturday 08 April 1911): 7. 8 April 1911.
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2310:"Publications: The Scottish Art Review".
1611:"Author: John Frazer Corkran (1808–1884)"
1350:, Corkran was a literary reviewer in the
1344:In 1902, after leaving the editorship of
1007:is available online at Google Books, and
356:The source for the following data is the
338:"We have to place this book alongside of
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1249:Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children
1083:Anthologies of stories by Alice Corkran
922:London : George G. Harrap & Co.
147:Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children
2344:(Monday 24 July 1905): 8. 24 July 1905.
2329:(Friday 22 July 1904): 3. 22 July 1904.
2075:(Thursday 10 May 1883): 3. 10 May 1883.
1664:(Tuesday 02 July 1839): 4. 2 July 1839.
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1115:The Young Philistine: and other stories
1056:The Young Philistine, and Other Stories
459:London : Richard Bentley & Son
2481:from the original on 19 September 2019
1154:The Young Philistine and other stories
113:Writing and editing children's fiction
2389:. Kew, London: The National Archives.
2374:. Kew, London: The National Archives.
1551:(Friday 15 May 1840): 1. 15 May 1840.
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1967:from the original on 12 October 2018
1926:(1989). "Corkran, Alice (Abigail)".
982:Cat.: Found in the Catalogue of the
426:London: William Blackwood & Sons
2295:"Literary Notes: Blackie and Son".
1957:"Author: Alice Corkran (1856–1916)"
1858:"Literary Notes: Blackie and Son".
1137:Mischievous Jack, and other stories
2142:"The Bairn's Annual for 1885-86".
1621:from the original on 5 August 2016
1460:gave the name of the paper as the
1174:An unnamed story in the anthology
1052:in 1885; and "Boppy's Repentance".
1046:Mischievous Jack and Other Stories
846:Illustrated: f.piece and portraits
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2157:"The Bairn's Annual for 1885-6".
456:1,833 (v.1 275, v.2 292, v.3 266)
2572:20th-century Irish women writers
2567:19th-century Irish women writers
2026:"Christmas Books for Children".
978:Legend for the column headings:
842:The Romance of Woman's Influence
311:"It is quite as enthralling as "
149:, among other charitable works.
2175:"Advert for The Girl's Realm".
1464:, the Art Correspondent of the
1260:The Gentleman's Annual for 1881
1068:The Gentleman's Annual for 1881
991:IA: Digital copy online at the
852:London : Blackie & Son
818:London : Methuen & Co.
781:London : Methuen & Co.
712:London : Ward & Downey
678:London : Blackie & Son
641:London : Blackie & Son
604:London : Blackie & Son
567:London : Blackie & Son
530:London : Blackie & Son
493:London : Blackie & Son
2577:Irish women children's writers
1176:52 Stories for the Little Ones
960:London: T. C. & E. C. Jack
954:Alan Wright (8 colour illust.)
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2533:online at the British Library
1773:"Corkran, Miss Alice Abigail"
1332:The Leeds: Mercury Supplement
2325:"Leeds Mercury Supplement".
2220:"Jottings of a Journalist".
2127:"Publishers Announcements".
1675:"A Memory of Mrs Browning".
1160:The story "Pea Blossom" in
997:HT: Digital copy online at
912:The Dawn of British History
258:as well as her other novel
206:in Paris was frequented by
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2265:"The Girl's Realm Guild".
2093:(3089): 57. 8 January 1887
2071:"Reviews: Merry England".
1905:Aberdeen Press and Journal
1713:Whiteing, Richard (1915).
1645:"A Famous Literary Lady".
1458:New Cambridge Bibliography
157:Alice Corkran was born in
2527:online at the Hathi Trust
2387:Brompton Cemetery Records
2372:Brompton Cemetery Records
2043:Sheffield Daily Telegraph
1695:"Death of Miss Corkran".
1547:"Theatre Royal, Dublin".
1532:"Theatre Royal, Dublin".
1183:Editing and shorter works
1144:London: Blackie & Son
1122:London: Burns & Oates
1005:Margery Merton's Girlhood
591:Margery Merton's Girlhood
2562:Irish children's writers
2402:Worcestershire Chronicle
2357:Worcestershire Chronicle
1845:Birmingham Daily Gazette
1564:East Anglian Daily Times
1467:East Anglian Daily Times
1448:While the supplement to
1292:The Gentleman's Magazine
561:(60 illust. inc. 5 f.p.)
2521:at the Internet Archive
2355:"Notes by "Observer"".
1748:"Lady Author's Death".
1662:Dublin Morning Register
1517:""Lady of the House"".
1327:The Scottish Art Review
487:(3 f.p. colour illust.)
450:Latheby Towers. A novel
232:about the Brownings in
169:, well received at the
2587:Irish magazine editors
2531:Works by Alice Corkran
2525:Works by Alice Corkran
2519:Works by Alice Corkran
2280:"Girl's Realm Guild".
2056:"Belgravia for July".
1585:"Corkran, John Frazer"
1011:as a Gutenberg eText.
2557:Expatriates in France
2400:"Personal Jottings".
2340:"The New Magazines".
2250:"The Woman at Home".
1860:Sheffield Independent
809:(Little Books on Art)
772:(Little Books on Art)
746:London: Ernest Nister
192:and he wrote a book:
171:Theatre Royal, Dublin
132:Alice Abigail Corkran
2502:Bournemouth Guardian
2415:"People who Write".
2312:Glasgow Evening Post
2235:"Christmas Carols".
1697:Bournemouth Guardian
1647:Glasgow Evening Post
1358:Later life and death
1300:Aunt Judy's Magazine
877:The National Gallery
554:Down the Snow Stairs
362:Library Hub Discover
305:Down the Snow Stairs
260:Down the Snow Stairs
167:The Painter of Italy
2592:Irish women editors
2475:Find a Will Service
2435:Find a Will Service
2297:Shoreditch Observer
2159:Aberdeen Free Press
1873:"Christmas Books".
1798:"Men and Matters".
1534:Dublin Evening Post
1199:The first issue of
1187:Corkran edited the
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366:Circulating Library
313:Alice in Wonderland
124:Down the Snow Steps
2582:Writers from Paris
2457:Morning Advertiser
1945:. pp. 1096–7.
1562:"At the Studios".
1454:Stanford Companion
1284:The Bairn's Annual
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1050:The Bairn's Annual
950:for boys and girls
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2190:"Social Record".
2177:London Daily News
2144:Freeman's Journal
2129:Pall Mall Gazette
2041:"Merry England".
1813:"Minor Notices".
1769:Kirk, John Foster
1750:Belfast Telegraph
1581:Kirk, John Foster
1549:Freeman's Journal
1428:Lady of the House
1242:The Woman at Home
1211:London Daily News
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