Mary Linskill
English novelist (1840-1891)
Mary Linskill (13 December 1840 – 9 April 1891) was an English novelist, short-story writer and poet. She became especially popular in her native Yorkshire, whose landscape and scenery became a hallmark of her work.
Childhood
Mary Linskill was born on 13 December 1840 in Whitby. She was the daughter of Mary Ann and Thomas Linskill. At the age of 11, Linskill's school education ended and she went to work for Charles James and learnt the millinery trade.
Career
Mary Linskill moved with her mother into a small cottage near Newholme village. There she crafted many of her literary pieces. She went on to work in places such as Manchester and Newcastle, and later became qualified to become a schoolteacher in Hawksworth. She then served as a governess in Derby.
Many of Linskill's early writings, such as Tales of North Riding in 1871, appeared under the pseudonym "Stephen York" in Good Words magazine.
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