Margaret Holford (1757–1834, sometimes known as "the elder") was an English novelist, playwright, and poet of the late 18th century. Both she and her daughter, likewise

Margaret Holford Margaret Holford (1778–1852) (also published as Margaret Hodson) was an English poet and translator. Her most successful work was a historical verse romance, ''Wallace, or, The Fight of Falkirk'' (1809). Life Her mother, also Margaret Holfo ...

, were accomplished authors.

Life and family

Born Margaret Wrench in

Chester Chester is a cathedral city and the county town of Cheshire, England. It is located on the River Dee, close to the English–Welsh border. With a population of 79,645 in 2011,"2011 Census results: People and Population Profile: Chester Loca ...

in 1757, she married Allen Holford of nearby Davenham. She died in Chester in November 1834. Holford's daughter, likewise

(1778–1852), was also an accomplished author. Their works are said to be "often confused in catalogues and dictionary entries."

Works

*''Fanny: A Novel: In a Series of Letters'', 1785 (anonymously) *''Gresford Vale; and Other Poems'', 1798 *"The Way to Win Her" (five-act play), in ''The New British Theatre'', 1814

References

1757 births 1834 deaths British dramatists and playwrights 18th-century English novelists 18th-century British women writers 18th-century British writers 18th-century British poets 19th-century British women writers 19th-century English novelists British women poets British women novelists Writers from Chester {{UK-playwright-stub