{"product_id":"mrs-henry-wood-johnny-ludlow-fourth-series-we-despise-what-we-have-and-covet-that-which-we-cannot-get-paperback","title":"Mrs Henry Wood - Johnny Ludlow - Fourth Series: 'We despise what we have, and covet that which we cannot get'' - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eHenry Wood\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Price was born on 17th January 1814 in Worcester.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1836 she married Henry Wood, whose career in banking and shipping meant living in Dauphin , in the South of France, for two decades. During their time there they had four children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHenry's business collapsed and he and Ellen together with their four children returned to England and settled in Upper Norwood near London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen now turned to writing and with her second book 'East Lynne' enjoyed remarkable popularity. This enabled her to support her family and to maintain a literary career.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt was a career in which she would write over 30 novels including 'Danesbury House', 'Oswald Cray', 'Mrs. Halliburton's Troubles', 'The Channings' and 'The Shadow of Ashlydyat'. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSadly, her husband, Henry died in 1866.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen though continued to strive on. In 1867, she purchased the magazine 'Argosy', founded two years previously by Alexander Strahan. She was a prolific writer and wrote much of the magazine herself although she had some very respected contributors, amongst them Hesba Stretton and Christina Rossetti. Although she would gradually pare down writing for the magazine she continued to write novel after novel. Such was her talent that for a time she was, in Australia, more popular than Charles Dickens.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eApart from novels she was an excellent translator and a writer of short stories. 'Reality or Delusion?' is a staple of supernatural anthologies to this day.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEllen Wood died of bronchitis on 10th February 1887). He estate was valued at a very considerable  36,000. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eShe is buried in Highgate Cemetery, London. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA monument to her in Worcester Cathedral was unveiled in 1916.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.82 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 19, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51797440004384,"sku":"9781787805927","price":23.27,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/ab5602ea3b5550af315f00d869061805.webp?v=1780781552","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/mrs-henry-wood-johnny-ludlow-fourth-series-we-despise-what-we-have-and-covet-that-which-we-cannot-get-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}