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Ella MacMahon (23 July 1864 - 19 April 1956) was a prolific Irish romance novelist.

Ella MacMahon
BornEleanor Harriet MacMahon
(1864-07-23)23 July 1864
Dublin, Ireland
Died19 April 1956(1956-04-19) (aged 91)
United Kingdom
OccupationWriter
NationalityIrish
GenreNovel

Life and career


Eleanor Harriet MacMahon was born to Rev. John Henry MacMahon, curate of St. Werburgh's Church, Dublin and Frances Snagge on 23 July 1864 in Dublin. She was the older of their two children. Her father later worked as chaplain of Mountjoy Prison. Rev. MacMahon was on the board of religious education of the Church of Ireland as well as editor of the Irish Ecclesiastical Gazette. He wrote four books. His daughter was educated at home and had similar interests in a literary career. In her 20s she began contributing to periodicals such as the New Ireland Review and her first novel was published in 1894. While her main income was from her novels MacMahon worked for various government departments including the new Intelligence department during the war. In the post war years she moved to Brockenhurst, Hampshire and later retired on her government pension. At some point in her life she became a Catholic. She died 19 April 1956.[1][2][3]


Bibliography



References


  1. "Dictionary of Irish Biography". Cambridge University Press. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  2. "Ella MacMahon". Ricorso. Retrieved 29 July 2018.
  3. Holly A. Laird (6 October 2016). The History of British Women's Writing, 1880-1920: Volume Seven. Palgrave Macmillan UK. pp. 308–. ISBN 978-1-137-39380-7.



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