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Ferrier, Susan Edmonstone, 1782-1854

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Susan Ferrier from an engraving after the 1836 portrait by R. Thorburn

Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier (1782 - 1854), novelist, daughter of James Ferrier, one of the principal clerks of the Court of Session, in which office he was the colleague of Sir Walter Scott.

Ferrier wrote three novels, Marriage (1818), The Inheritance (1824), and Destiny (1831), all characterised by racy humour and acute character-painting. Her cheerful and tactful friendship helped to soothe the last days of Sir Walter Scott.

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Works by Susan Edmonstoune Ferrier at Project Gutenberg

This article incorporates public domain text from: Cousin, John William (1910). A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature. London, J.M. Dent & sons; New York, E.P. Dutton.

This biographical information was gathered from the Susan_Edmonstone_Ferrier page, courtesy of the Wikipedia project.

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