Harriet Frances Bagot, Lady Thynne (26 July 1816 – 5 January 1881), also known as Lady Charles Thynne, was a British novelist. Harriet Frances Bagot was born on 26 July 1816, the eldest daughter of

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Richard Bagot and Lady Harriet Villiers, daughter of

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. In 1837, she married the Rev. Charles Thynne, youngest child of

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. Rev. Thynne served as Rector of

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and Kingston Deverill,

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and

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. Due to the influence of their friend

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, she and her husband both converted to

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in 1852. They had two children, Charles Ernest Thynne (26 February 1849 - 28 May 1906) and Gertrude Harriet Thynne (died 28 February 1913), who married Valentine Augustus Browne, 4th Earl of Kenmare.Mosley, Charles, editor. ''Burke's Peerage and Baronetage, 106th edition, 2 volumes''. Crans, Switzerland: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 1999. volume 1, page 213 Thynne wrote a number of romance novels, some with Catholic themes, and some Catholic-themed books for children. Harriet Frances Bagot died on 5 January 1881 in London.

Bibliography

* ''Eleanor Morrison: or, Home Duties. A Tale''. 1 vol. Dublin: James Duffy, 1860. * ''The Orange Girl: A Tale''. 1 vol. Dublin: James Duffy, 1860. * ''Charlcote Grange: A Tale''. 1 vol. Dublin: James Duffy, 1861. * ''Harry Morton's Trial''. London, 1864. * ''Off the Line''. 2 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1867. * ''Colonel Fortescue's Daughter''. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1868. * ''Adventures of Mrs. Hardcastle''. 3 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1869. * ''The Story of Herbert Archer''. 1871. * ''The Wanderer''. 1871. * ''Carry's Trials and Other Tales''. 1875. * ''Maud Leslie''. 2 vol. London: Hurst and Blackett, 1877.

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