Ward, Mary Augusta [Mrs. Humphry]

Definition

Mary Augusta [Mrs Humphry] Ward (1851–1920) was one of the most famous novelists in the world at the end of the nineteenth century, primarily because of her novelRobert Elsmere about the agonies of faith and doubt. However, she fell from favor in her later years, largely because of her prominent role in the anti-suffrage movement and because she was seen as an old-fashioned Victorian. Most of her fiction, published under the name Mrs. Humphry Ward, focuses on the difficulties of male-female relationships, social issues, and religious conflict. Her non-fiction includes three pamphlets on World War I, the product of her work as one of the first female war correspondents. She also devoted herself to social welfare programs, creating child care centers, summer camps, and schools for children with disabilities.

Introduction

Mary Augusta [Mrs Humphry] Ward (1851–1920) was one of the most famous novelists in the world at the end of the nineteenth century, primarily because of her...