Frances Catherine Barnard, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Frances Catherine Barnard

English writer, poet, playwright

Date of Birth: 07-May-1796

Date of Death: 30-Jan-1869

Profession: writer, poet, playwright

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Frances Catherine Barnard (pen name, Mrs.
Alfred Barnard; 7 May 1796 – 30 January 1869) was an English writer, poet, and playwright.
She was the author of various dramatic works and tales.
Active in the 1800s, her work was published in England and in Australia.
Much of her writing was related to the education of children.
In the preface to Doleful Death and The Flowery Funeral of Fancy she wrote:— "For myself, if but one youthful mind become wiser or better from the perusal of my rhymes, I shall consider my trouble amply repaid".