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By: Mrs. Humphry Ward, Illustrated By: Fred Pegram: Fred Pegram or Frederick Pegram (19 December 1870 Somers Town, London - 23 August 1937), Was a Prolific PDF, make sure you follow the button under and download the file or have access to additional information which are related to DAPHNE: OR, MARRIAGE A LA MODE (1909). BY: MRS. HUMPHRY WARD, ILLUSTRATED BY: FRED PEGRAM: FRED PEGRAM OR FREDERICK PEGRAM (19 DECEMBER 1870 SOMERS TOWN, LONDON - 23 AUGUST 1937), WAS A PROLIFIC book. Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, United States, 2016. Paperback. Condition: New. Language: English . Brand New Book ***** Print on Demand *****. Mary Augusta Ward CBE (nee Arnold; 11 June 1851 - 24 March 1920) was a British novelist who wrote under her married name as Mrs Humphry Ward. Mary Augusta Arnold was born in Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, into a prominent intellectual family of writers and educationalists.Mary was the daughter of Tom Arnold, a professor of literature, and Julia Sorrell. Her uncle was the poet Matthew Arnold and her grandfather Thomas Arnold, the famous headmaster of Rugby School.Her sister Julia married Leonard Huxley, the son of Thomas Huxley, and their sons were Julian and Aldous Huxley.The Arnolds and the Huxleys were an important influence on British intellectual life.Mary s father Tom Arnold was appointed inspector of schools in Van Diemen s Land (now Tasmania) and commenced his role on 15 January 1850.[8] Tom Arnold was received into the Roman Catholic Church on 12 January 1856, which made him so unpopular in his job (and with his wife) that he resigned and le for England with his family in July 1856.Mary Arnold had her fih birthday the month before they le, and had no further connection with Tasmania. Tom Arnold was ratified as chair of English literature at the contemplated Catholic university, Dublin, aer some delay.Mary Augusta Ward died in London, England, and was interred at Aldbury in Hertfordshire, near her beloved country home Stocks. 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