The Hallam Succession

Amelia E. Barr (1831–1919) was a prolific British-American novelist, whose literary career started after a series of personal tragedies. Born Amelia Edith Huddleston in Lancashire, England, she immigrated to America in 1869 with her husband and children. Following the death of her husband and three children to Yellow Fever in Texas, Barr turned to writing as a means of support. One of her notable ...