Annie Shepherd Swan
Writer
Annie Shepherd Swan (8 July 1859 – 17 June 1943) was a Scottish journalist, novelist and story writer. She used her maiden name for most of her literary career, but also wrote as David Lyall and later Mrs Burnett Smith. She was a popular writer of romantic fiction for young women during the Victorian era and published more than 200 novels, serials, short stories and other fiction between 1878 and her death in 1943.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Swan Annie S.; David Lyall Mrs Burnett-Smith |
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| Pseudonym | Annie S. Swan Annie S. Smith David Lyall Mrs Burnett-Smith |
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| Birth date | July 08, 1859 |
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| Birth name | Annie Shepherd Swan |
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| Birth place | Scotland , Gorebridge , Mountskip |
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| Date of death | June 17, 1943 |
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| Place of death | Scotland , Gullane , East Lothian |
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