About Margaret Holford
Lived 1757 – 1834 (aged 76–77). Margaret Holford was a British novelist, poet, writer and playwright.
Margaret Holford (1757–1834, sometimes known as "the elder") She died in Chester in November 1834.
Holford's daughter, likewise Margaret Holford (1778–1852), was also an accomplished author. Their works are said to be "often confused in catalogues and dictionary entries."
Works Fanny: A Novel: In a Series of Letters, 1785 (anonymously) Gresford Vale; and Other Poems, 1798 "The Way to Win Her" (five-act play), in The New British Theatre, 1814
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English novelist, playwright, poet (1757-1834)
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Margaret Holford was born in 1757.
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Margaret Holford died in 1834.
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Margaret Holford was a novelist, poet, writer and playwright.
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Sources & further reading
· DBpedia: Margaret Holford (the elder)
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Margaret Holford. https://biography.guide/margaret-holford-novelist/
MLA: "Margaret Holford." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/margaret-holford-novelist/.
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