A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature/Manning, Anne

by John William Cousin

Manning, Anne (1807-1879). -- Miscellaneous writer. Her best known works are Mistress Mary Powell, which first appeared in Sharpe's Magazine in 1849, and The Household of Sir Thomas More, a delightful picture of More's home life told in the form of a diary written by his daughter Margaret. Her writings have much literary charm, and show a delicate historical imagination.