Martha Harley

"Mrs. Harley", "Mrs. Hugill", "M. Hugell", and "M. Hugill" redirect here. For other people with these names, see Harley (surname) and Hugill (surname). For other uses, see Harley (disambiguation).

Martha Harley
Pen name"a young lady"; "by the author of"; "Mrs. Harley"; "Mrs. Hugill"
Occupationnovelist
LanguageEnglish
PeriodRomantic era
SubjectGothic
Years active1786—1798
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Martha Harley (later Hugill;[1] fl. 1786—1798) was the successful author of six Gothic novels.

Title page of Martha Harley The castle of Mowbray 1788
Title page of Martha Harley's The castle of Mowbray, an English romance. London: C. Stalker, and H. Setchell, 1788.
  1. ^ Harley is listed variously as Mrs. Harley (Summers), Mrs. Hugill (Summers), M. Hugill (Spender), Martha Harley (Brown et al.), Martha Hugill (WPHP), M. Harley (OL), Mrs. M. Harley (Google Books; Internet Archive; OL), and "Mrs. afterwards HUGELL HARLEY" (Google Books).