Baylor, Frances Courtenay, 1848-1920

found: nuc86-74598: Her On both sides [MI] 1887(hdg. on NNC rept.: Barnum, Frances Courtenay Baylor, 1848-1920; usage: Frances Courtenay Baylor)

found: Wikipedia, March 18, 2024(Frances Courtenay Baylor; Frances Courtenay Barnum (née Dawson, later Baylor; January 20, 1848 - October 15, 1920) was an American writer of fiction; Frances Courtenay Dawson was born in Fort Smith, Arkansas; during her teen years her parents divorced and Frances began using her mother's maiden name, Baylor; in the late 1870s, she began contributing articles to newspapers and periodicals; in 1885 she published a well-received first novel, On Both Sides, that examined the differing manners and customs of American and English society; in 1896, Frances married George Barnum, who died shortly after they were wed; after his death she moved to Winchester, Virginia, where she spent the remainder of her life; she died in Winchester, aged 72)