Charlotte Riddell

Charlotte Riddell, also known as Mrs J. H. Riddell, was an Irish-born writer of the Victorian period who published a long run of novels and short stories. In the 1860s she was part-owner and editor of St. James's Magazine, a London literary journal. Her books include George Geith of Fen Court, Austin Friars, and The Uninhabited House, and her collection Weird Stories shows her interest in the Gothic and supernatural. She also wrote under the name F. G. Trafford.