Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson
novelist and condenser
Sarah Scudgell Wilkinson (14 December 1779 – 19 March 1831) was an English writer of children's books and novels. Some of her many chapbooks adapted existing novels.
Early life
Wilkinson was born 14 December 1779 and baptised as Sarah Carr Wilkinson. Her parents were Hannah and William. She was born into and remained in the middle class throughout her life, often on the edge of poverty. In 1788, John Marshall published Midsummer Holydays; or, A Long Story, which is credited to Wilkinson, a claim substantiated in the publication Visits to the Parsonage; or, the Juvenile Assembly. She had wanted to work with literature since girlhood. Wilkinson made early connections through reading to Lady Charlotte Finch, who was blind.
Adult life
Wilkinson lived in London for much of her life. In 1806 she was living in Soho, in 1807 in Westminster, and in 1818 near Maidenhead in Berkshire.
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