Lady Evelyn Holmes, widow of Sir Richard Rivington Holmes
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Works published: History : Antiquarian Career: Librarian of Windsor Castle; Knight Commander of the Royal Victorian Order; on the Committee of the Literary Fund 1900-1911 Applications: 11 Apr 1911 (£50)
Mrs Sigridr Einarsdóttir Magnússon, widow of Mr Eríkr Magnússon
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Works published: Translations : of Icelandic works; also Non-Fiction, Criticism, works on Icelandic literature Career: Under-librarian at Cambridge University, 1971-1910 Applications: 15 Feb 1913 (£300)
Mr Lascelles Abercrombie, and Mrs Catherine Abercrombie, his widow
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Works published: Poetry : also Non-Fiction, Criticism Career: D.Litt.; Fellow of the British Academy; Professor of English at the University of Leeds and Bedford College, London; Fellow of Merton College, Oxford Applications: 14 Sep 1914 (£100), 5 Jul 1932 (rejected), 22 Nov 1932 (£100 - to Ca...
Frances Beatrice Moorman, the widow of Frederic William Moorman
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Works published: Non-Fiction : Criticism, Biography, Editions Career: Professor of English Language at Leeds University Applications: 10 Dec 1919 (£300)
Annie Jane Craven Bartle Brackenbury (or Anita Bartle Brackenbury)
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Works published: Poetry : Anthologies; also Journalism Career: Spanish Lecturer at the Merchant Venturers' College, Bristol; Language Teacher Applications: 3 Aug 1920 (£50), 5 Aug 1921 (rejected), 19 Jul 1923 (rejected)
Kate O'Brien Hesketh-Pritchard (or Katherine O'Brien Hesketh-Pritchard)
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Works published: Fiction : Novels, Stories Applications: 20 Sep 1922 (£200) Note: Co-authored many of her works with her son, Hesketh Vernon Hesketh-Pritchard.
Elizabeth Florence Sims, the widow of George Robert Sims
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Works published: Various : Journalism, Plays, Fiction, Novels, Non-Fiction, Sociology Career: Journalist; Playwright; Knight of the Norwegian Order of St Olaf, First Class (1905) Applications: 1 Mar 1923 (£200)
Claude Guise Mitford, and Sarah Elizabeth Mitford, his widow
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Works published: Fiction : Novels; also Poetry Career: 'Author and Lecturer' Applications: 1 Mar 1923 (£50), 1 Mar 1926 (rejected), 1 May 1951 (£75 - to Sarah Elizabeth Mitford)