Charlotte Riddell

Charlotte Riddell, known also as Mrs J. H. Riddell (30 September 1832 – 24 September 1906), was a popular and influential Irish-born writer in the Victorian period. She was the author of 56 books, novels and short stories, and also became part-owner and editor of *St. James's Magazine*, a prominent London literary journal in the 1860s. The name Mrs J. H. Riddell comes from the name of her husband, James H. Riddell. **Source**: [Charotte Riddell](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte_Riddell) on Wikipedia.