Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke (
pen name, Errol Fitzgerald; 1865 – 6 June 1953), was a prolific Irish romance novelist who published over 40 novels for
Mills & Boon between 1927 and 1953.
Biography
Born Bridget Josephine Moylan to Jeremiah Moylan and Mary Fitzgerald of Cork, her mother was the matron and her father the headmaster of the Model School. Her father went on to become a Barrington Lecturer on Political Economy. She was one of ten children. Her oldest brother Michael became a doctor; her oldest sister a school governess and the youngest sister Vida Mary Augusta Constance Moylan (1871-1962) married
William Worby Beaumont, an engineer and inventor. Her sister
Hannah became the first woman to get a degree in Science in Ireland. In 1873 the family moved to
Limerick where they were living when her mother died.[1][2][3]
Clarke move to England where she went by Josephine Fitzgerald Moylan. In 1893 she became Lady Josephine Fitzgerald Clarke when she married Sir Frederick William Alfred Clarke (1857-1927), Accountant and Comptroller-General of
HM Customs and Excise.[4] Their children were: Eric Fitzgerald Clarke (1894-1917); Desmond Frederick Aubrey Clarke (1896-1984); Gerald Wilfred Francis Clarke (1899-1918), and Philip Edward Joseph Clarke (1907-1973).[5] After her husband died in 1927, Clarke began writing romantic novels under the nom de plume Errol Fitzgerald. She published over 40 novels in the next twenty years.[1][6][7][8]
In her later years she lived in Bedford Park in
Chiswick.[9]
Bibliography
Harvests Of Deceit, 1929
Jewels Of The Dark, 1929
The Purple Stone, 1930
Dear Hatred, 1930
Storms Of Fate, 1931
Gleanings Of Passion, 1932
Kinsman For A Night, 1932
The Path Of Chance, 1932
The Spur Of Impulse, 1933
Ungenerous Heart, 1933
The Whispering Witness, 1934
Converging Shadows, 1934
Love Lies Deep, 1935
Love In Chains, 1935
Truth Is Whispered, 1936
Arrows Of Chance, 1936
The Nailed Door, 1937
Storms At Sunset, 1937
Doubly Deceived, 1938
The Faithful Knave, 1938
Errant Wife, 1938
Hasty Repentance, 1939
Love Has Eyes, 1939
Tide Of Destiny, 1939
Splendid Hope, 1940
Prisoners Of Love, 1940
A Fatal Name, 1941
Flight From Marriage, 1941
Ambition's Fool, 1942
The Hidden Heiress, 1942
Forbidden Flame, 1943
The Secret Tenant, 1943
Vengeance Tarries, 1944
The Emerald Chain, 1946
A Borrowed Coat, 1947
Unwanted Daughter, 1947
A Stranger Intervenes, 1948
The Price of Silence, 1950
Beloved Deceiver, 1951
References and sources
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abLucey, John (2016). "Hannah Moylan (1867-1902): Educationist Who Was First Woman Bachelor of Science in Ireland". The Irish Journal of Education. 41: 61–77.
JSTOR24891699.