Margaret Fane

Margaret Fane (born Beatrice Florence Osborn, 10 January 1887 – 1962) was an Australian novelist and poet. Her short stories were published in the Sydney Mail and the Sydney Morning Herald, and she co-wrote The Happy Vagabond with Hilary Lofting (1928).

Not to be confused with Lady Margaret Fane (1772-1855), wife of Arthur Onslow, 3rd Earl of Onslow.

Margaret Fane
BornBeatrice Florence Osborn
(1887-01-10)10 January 1887
Camberwell, Victoria, Australia
Died1962 (aged 74–75)
Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
OccupationNovelist, poet
GenreShort story, poetry
Notable worksThe Happy Vagabond (1928, co-author)
SpouseDavid McKee Wright (1912–1918)
Hilary Lofting (1918–1939; his death)

Early life

She was born in Camberwell, a suburb of Melbourne, to English and Spanish Australian parents. Her father was born in British Ceylon, and arrived in Australia as a child. As a girl, Fane had aspired to be an opera singer like her mother. However, under the influence of her father, who liked literature, she became well versed in the works of Charles Dickens and William Shakespeare, eventually becoming a writer herself.

Personal life

In 1912, Fane married David McKee Wright (1869–1928), editor of The Bulletin. She gave birth to their four sons. She divorced Wright in 1918. Fane remarried, marrying Hilary Lofting (1881–1939, the eldest brother of Hugh Lofting). Her second marriage stimulated Fane's creative impulses.[1] She and Hilary published short stories in various publications, including Sydney Mail, The Sydney Morning Herald and other magazines.

She died in 1962, in Brisbane, Australia.[2]

Work

See also

Notes
  1. Sharkey (2012), p. 1-2.
  2. "Story: Wright, David McKee". TEARA: The Encyclopedia of New Zealand. Retrieved 10 October 2013.

References


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