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Elizabeth Hardy
Born 16 December 1794
Ireland
Died 9 May 1854
Queen's Bench Prison, London, England
Occupation Novelist
Language English
Citizenship United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Genre Fiction
Historical romance
Subject Romance
Religion

Elizabeth Hardy (1794–1854) was an Irish novelist. All of her work was published anonymously. She died while imprisoned for debt in Queen's Bench Prison in London, England after having made a 'credulous' investment in a joint stock bank.

Works

  • Michael Cassidy, or the Cottage Gardener. (1845).
  • Owen Glendower or The Prince of Wales: A Historical Romance. London: R. Bentley (1849).
  • The Fiery Chief, Owen Glendower: A Historical Romance. London: R. Bentley (1851).
  • The Confessor: a Jesuit Tale of the Times, Founded on Fact. London: Clarke, Beeton (1854).
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