[Mrs. Henry Reeves]. English novelist, born in Crewkerne, England. Her maiden name was Helen Buckingham Mathers. In 1876 she was married to Mr. Henry Reeves, a surgeon and author of Human Morphology. Mrs. Reeves devoted herself entirely to writing. Her works include the poem The Token of the Silver Lily (1876); the novelettes, The Land o’ the Leal and As He Comes up Stairs (1878); and the novels Comin’ Thro’ the Rye (1875); My Lady Green Sleeves (1879); Eyre’s Acquittal (1884); and A Man of To-day (1894).
