Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke

Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke (pen name, Errol Fitzgerald; 1865 6 June 1953), was a prolific Irish romance novelist who published over 40 novels for Mills & Boon between 1927 and 1953.

Lady

Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke
BornBridget Josephine Moylan
1865
Ireland
Died(1953-06-06)June 6, 1953
Pen nameErrol Fitzgerald
NationalityIrish
GenreRomantic fiction
Spouse
Sir Frederick William Alfred Clarke
(m. 1893; died 1927)
Children
  • Eric Fitzgerald Clarke (1894-1917)
  • Desmond Frederick Aubrey Clarke (1896-1984)
  • Gerald Wilfred Francis Clarke (1899-1918)
  • Philip Edward Joseph Clarke (1907-1973)
ParentsJeremiah Moylan (father), Mary Fitzgerald of Cork (mother)
Relatives

Biography

Born Bridget Josephine Moylan to Jeremiah Moylan and Mary Fitzgerald of Cork, her mother was the matron and her father the headmaster of the Model School. Her father went on to become a Barrington Lecturer on Political Economy. She was one of ten children. Her oldest brother Michael became a doctor; her oldest sister a school governess and the youngest sister Vida Mary Augusta Constance Moylan (1871-1962) married William Worby Beaumont, an engineer and inventor. Her sister Hannah became the first woman to get a degree in Science in Ireland. In 1873 the family moved to Limerick where they were living when her mother died.[1][2][3]

Clarke move to England where she went by Josephine Fitzgerald Moylan. In 1893 she became Lady Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke when she married Sir Frederick William Alfred Clarke (1857-1927), Accountant and Comptroller-General of HM Customs and Excise.[4] Their children were: Eric Fitzgerald Clarke (1894-1917); Desmond Frederick Aubrey Clarke (1896-1984); Gerald Wilfred Francis Clarke (1899-1918), and Philip Edward Joseph Clarke (1907-1973).[5] After her husband died in 1927, Clarke began writing romantic novels under the nom de plume Errol Fitzgerald. She published over 40 novels in the next twenty years.[1][6][7][8]

In her later years she lived in Bedford Park in Chiswick.[9]

Bibliography

  • Harvests Of Deceit, 1929
  • Jewels Of The Dark, 1929
  • The Purple Stone, 1930
  • Dear Hatred, 1930
  • Storms Of Fate, 1931
  • Gleanings Of Passion, 1932
  • Kinsman For A Night, 1932
  • The Path Of Chance, 1932
  • The Spur Of Impulse, 1933
  • Ungenerous Heart, 1933
  • The Whispering Witness, 1934
  • Converging Shadows, 1934
  • Love Lies Deep, 1935
  • Love In Chains, 1935
  • Truth Is Whispered, 1936
  • Arrows Of Chance, 1936
  • The Nailed Door, 1937
  • Storms At Sunset, 1937
  • Doubly Deceived, 1938
  • The Faithful Knave, 1938
  • Errant Wife, 1938
  • Hasty Repentance, 1939
  • Love Has Eyes, 1939
  • Tide Of Destiny, 1939
  • Splendid Hope, 1940
  • Prisoners Of Love, 1940
  • A Fatal Name, 1941
  • Flight From Marriage, 1941
  • Ambition's Fool, 1942
  • The Hidden Heiress, 1942
  • Forbidden Flame, 1943
  • The Secret Tenant, 1943
  • Vengeance Tarries, 1944
  • The Emerald Chain, 1946
  • A Borrowed Coat, 1947
  • Unwanted Daughter, 1947
  • A Stranger Intervenes, 1948
  • The Price of Silence, 1950
  • Beloved Deceiver, 1951

References and sources

  1. Lucey, John (2016). "Hannah Moylan (1867-1902): Educationist Who Was First Woman Bachelor of Science in Ireland". The Irish Journal of Education. 41: 61–77. JSTOR 24891699.
  2. "The Morning News Belfast". Newspapers.com. September 12, 1882. p. 7. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  3. "The Freeman's Journal Dublin". Newspapers.com. September 12, 1882. p. 7. Retrieved November 14, 2018.
  4. 1911 England Census for Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke
  5. Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke in the 1911 England Census
  6. Carty, T.J. (2015). A Dictionary of Literary Pseudonyms in the English Language. Taylor & Francis. p. 354. ISBN 978-1-135-95578-6. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  7. "Cl - New General Catalog of Old Books & Authors". Author and Book Info. June 11, 1903. Retrieved October 20, 2019.
  8. Dame Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke in the England & Wales, National Probate Calendar (Index of Wills and Administrations), 1858-1995
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