Born: September 29, 1810

Died: November 12, 1865

Occupation: Novelist, Short Story Writer, Biographer

Major Works:

Novels:

* Mary Barton (1848)
* Cranford (1851-3)
* Ruth (1853)
* North and South (1854-5)
* Sylvia's Lovers (1863)
* Cousin Phillis (1864)
* Wives and Daughters: An Everyday Story (1865)

Short Stories:

* Libbie Marsh's Three Eras (1847)
* Christmas Storms and Sunshine (1848)
* The Squire's Story (1853)
* Half a Life-time Ago (1855)
* An Accursed Race (1855)
* "The Manchester Marriage" (1858)
* The Half-brothers (1859)
* The Grey Woman (1861)

Non-Fiction:

* The Life of Charlotte Bronte (1857)