Katherine Saunders (or Katharine; later, Katherine Cooper; 1841-1894) was an

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. Saunders published

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during the 1870s and 1880s. The eldest daughter of the writer John Saunders, she had 11 siblings. Saunders co-wrote the book ''Martin Pole'' (1863) with her father. Saunders married the Rev. Richard Cooper in 1876.

Selected works

*''Martin Pole'' (1863) (with John Saunders) *''The Haunted Crust'' (1871) *''Margaret and Elisabeth: a Story of the Sea (1873) *''Joan Merry weather, and other Tales'' (1874) *''Gideon's Rock, and other Tales'' (1874) *''The High Mills'' (1875) *''Sebastian: a Novel'' (1878) *''Heart Salvage by Sea and Land'' (1884) *''Nearly in Port; or, Phoebe Mustyn's Life-Story'' (1886) *''Diamonds in Darkness: a Christmas Story'' (1838)

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Saunders, Katherine 1841 births 1894 deaths English women novelists 19th-century English novelists 19th-century English women writers