Archive for November 24th, 2007

Saturday, November 24th, 2007

Anne Manning (1807 -1879) Novelist

One of the most prolific Victorian novelists, Anne Manning is little known today. Anne was a descendant of the Wiltshire branch of the Whatmore family. Her father was William Oke Manning and her mother was Joan Gibson.  Ann’s maternal grandparents  were Ann Whatmore and Frederick Gibson.
 Ann was educated by her mother who was an accomplished […]

No Comments » - Posted in Uncategorized by bessie