JFS
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British writer
A.K.A.
Amy Lawrence, Author of, Author of Minnie Grey; or Who is the heir, Author of Stanfield Hall
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The details
Biography
Introduction
John Frederick Smith (1806-1890) was a popular English novelist, who has been called "England's most popular novelist of the mid-nineteenth century". Smith became famous for his serializations in The London Journal. His popular serial Black Bess, or the Knight of the Road,
(1863-1868) was a historical novel with Gothic elements; it revolved around the adventures of Dick Turpin.
Works
- Stanfield Hall (serialized 1849 in The London Journal; 3 vols, 1888-9)
- Minnigrey (1851-2)