Margaret Harkness

Matthew Dunleavy (York University)

The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.08: English Writing and Culture of the early Twentieth Century , 1900-1945.
Vol. editors: Chris Baldick (Goldsmiths College, University of London), Peter Childs (Birmingham Newman University), Louise McDonald (Birmingham Newman University), Andrew Radford (University of Glasgow)

Dates

Born 28 Feb 1854
Died 10 Dec 1923

Places

Born in England
Active in England

Activities

Primary

Journalist
Prose writer

Resources

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Margaret Elise Harkness (1854-1923), novelist, radical journalist and political activist, was born on February 28th, 1854 in Great Malvern, Worcestershire. She was the second of five children to Robert Harkness (1826-1885) and widow Elizabeth Bolton Toswill (née Seddon) (1821-1916). In addition to her four siblings, Margaret had an elder half-sister from her mother’s first marriage.

In 1865, Robert, a Church of England clergyman, took the position of rector at Wimborne Saint Giles in East Dorset. When the family moved to Dorset, they were financially comfortable, living in a large house with numerous servants by the 1870s. It is here that Harkness spent most of her formative years and received much of her education. Ten years after moving to Dorset, Harkness moved again, this time to

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Citation: Dunleavy, Matthew. "Margaret Harkness". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 07 August 2019 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=14426, accessed 19 April 2024.]

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