English dramatist and poet, born at Bath, October 1846; maiden name was Aylmer-Blake; was married in 1877 to William Gowing, known under the pseudonym of “Walter Gordon.” She was educated in Paris, and first attracted attention by her recitations in French under the tutorship of Lamartine; her first story was Leon de Beaumanoir, a Breton tale, written in blank verse; she next produced the dramas, A Life Race and A Crown for Love, both performed in London with success; her Ballads and Poems, and the novels The Jewel Reputation and An Unruly Spirit, are among her most popular later works.
