Name Deborah Alcock Role Author | Died 1913 | |
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Books The Spanish brothers, Crushed yet conquering, By far Euphrates, The czar, Done and dared in old France | ||
THE SPANISH BROTHERS, by Deborah Alcock - FULL AUDIOBOOK
Deborah Alcock (1835–1913) is best known as the author of historical fiction on religious themes.
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She was born in Kilkenny, where her father, the Venerable John Alcock, became Archdeacon of Waterford. She lived with her father, writing a memoir of him on his death, and stayed umarried herself. Her work The Spanish Brothers, published in 1870, was set in the 16th century and was a tale of Protestant martyrdom. Other work includes The Czar (1882), set during the French invasion of Russia; Archie’s Chances (1886), and Prisoners of hope (1894).
A biography of her, The Author of Spanish Brothers, was written by Elisabeth Boyd Bayley.
Books
"The Spanish Brothers", "Prisoners of Hope", "Under Calvins Spell" London: Stanley Martin & Co., Ltd. 2, Amen Corner, Paternoster Row, E.C.4