Rosa Nouchette Carey facts for kids

Rosa Nouchette Carey (born September 27, 1840 – died July 9, 1909) was a famous English writer. She wrote many popular books for children and young people. Her stories were known for being good and wholesome, especially for girls, but they also had some realistic parts.

Rosa Carey's Life Story

Rosa Carey was born in Stratford-le-Bow, England. She was the sixth of seven children. Her father, William Henry Carey, worked with ships, and her mother was Maria Jane. Rosa grew up in London, first in Hackney and then in South Hampstead.

She was taught at home and also went to the Ladies' Institute in St John's Wood. There, she became friends with a German poet named Mathilde Blind. Rosa's first book, Nellie's Memories, came from stories she used to tell her younger sister. It was published in 1868.

After her parents passed away, Rosa took on more family duties as her writing career grew. When her mother died in 1870, Rosa and one of her unmarried sisters went to live with their brother. They helped him take care of his children after his wife died. Later, her sister got married, and her brother passed away. This meant Rosa was the only one looking after the children.

Rosa had many close friends, including the well-known writer Mrs. Henry Wood. Another poet, Helen Marion Burnside, moved in with Rosa around 1875. Rosa's sister also came back to live with them after her husband died. Rosa passed away at her home in Putney, London, on July 19, 1909. She was buried in Hampstead Cemetery.

Rosa Carey's Books

Rosa Carey wrote many books, and they were very popular. Her first book, Nellie's Memories, sold over 50,000 copies! Most of her 33 novels told sweet, home-focused stories. People in the late 1800s thought her books were very good and suitable for young girls to read.

A List of Her Books

Rosa Carey wrote a lot of books, sometimes publishing more than one a year. Here are some of her published works:

• Nellie's Memories: A Domestic Story (1868)
• Wee Wifie (1869)
• Wooed and Married (1875)
• Heriot's Choice (1879)
• Queenie's Whim (1881)
• Not like Other Girls (1884)
• Robert Ord's Atonement (1884)
• For Lilias (1885)
• Uncle Max (1887)
• Esther (1887)
• Only the Governess (1888)
• Aunt Diana (1888)
• The Search for Basil Lyndhurst (1889)
• Merle's Crusade (1889)
• Lover or Friend? (1890)
• Our Bessie (1891)
• Averil (1891)
• Sir Godfrey's Grand-daughters (1892)
• But Men Must Work (1892)
• Mrs. Romney (1894)
• Little Miss Muffet (1894)
• Tiney's Birthday Gift (1894)
• By Order of the Brotherhood (1895)
• The Mistress of Brae Farm (1896)
• Other People's Lives (1897)
• The Old, Old Story (1897)
• Doctor Luttrell's First Patient (1897)
• For the Love of a Bedouin Maid (1897)
• Mollie's Prince (1898)
• Barbara Heathcote's Trial (1898)
• Cousin Mona (1897)
• Twelve Notable Good Women of the XIX Century (1899)
• Marquise (1899)
• My Lady Frivol (1899)
• In the Tsar's Dominions (1899)
• Rue with a Difference (1900)
• Life's Trivial Round (1900)
• The Clumpington Mystery (1900)
• Herb of Grace (1901)
• The Highway of Fate (1902)
• Mary St. John (1903)
• Effie's Little Mother (1903)
• At the Moorings (1904)
• The Household of Peter (1905)
• Esther Cameron's Story (1906)
• No Friend Like a Sister (1906)
• The Angel of Forgiveness (1907)
• The Sunny Side of the Hill (1908)
• The Key of the Unknown (1909)
• A Passage Perilous (no date given)