Anna Maria Hall

Anna Maria Hall ( born January 6, 1800 Wexford ( Wexford ); † January 30, 1881 ) was an Irish- British novelist.

Hall, nee Fielding, wife of Samuel Carter Hall and mother of French-Swiss origin, left Ireland early, got married in 1824 and left in 1828 their first original work Sketches of Irish character, appear, which was favorably received.

There followed several children's books, then she turned to the novel with The buccaneer (1832 ), a portrayal of Cromwell and the states of England at the time of the Republic; Tales of woman's trials (1834 ); The outlaw (1835 ), in which the struggle of the papist James II with William of Orange is the background, and Uncle Horace, a representation of the merchant world. In addition, appeared:

  • Marian, or a young maid 's fortune, her most popular novel (1840 );
  • The white boy ( 1845) and
  • Midsummer eve, a fairy tale of love (1848 )

Which later is

  • A woman's story ( 1857),
  • Can wrong be right? (1862 ),
  • The fight of faith ( 1869) and
  • Annie Leslie, and other stories (1877 ) joined.
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