Mr Henry Gilbert (or Samuel Henry Gilbert), and Mrs Susan Kate Gilbert, his widow
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Works published: Fiction : Novels, Tales Career: Editor of the Literary Yearbook for 1904 Applications: 12 Jul 1904 (£60), 21 Jul 1938 (£75 - to Susan Kate Gilbert)
Mr Francis Henry Atkins (pseudonym: Fenton Ash), and Mrs Florence Atkins, his widow
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Works published: Children's Writing Career: Engineer Applications: 17 Nov 1914 (£25), 30 Dec 1915 (£50), 29 Jan 1917 (rejected), 25 Apr 1923 (£85), 16 Feb 1925 (£25), 31 May 1926 (£20), 1 Nov 1927 (£50 - to Florence Atkins)
Mary Alison Quiggin (or Mary Alison Hingston Quiggin), the widow of Edmund Crosby Quiggin
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Works published: Non-Fiction : Linguistics, Celtic scholarship, Reference Career: Fellow and Lecturer at Caius College Cambridge; University Lecturer; PhD (University of Greifswald); MA (Cambridge) Applications: 17 Feb 1920 (£250)
Mary Charlotte Ellen McCarthy (or Charlotte Ely McCarthy), the daughter of Justin McCarthy
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Works published: History : also Fiction, Novels, Non-Fiction, Biography, Essays, Autobiography, Journalism Career: Journalist; Member of Parliament Applications: 29 Mar 1926 ('sufficient to produce an annuity of £15')
Thomas Murray Ford (pseudonym: Thomas le Breton), and Mary Ann Ford, his widow
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Works published: Fiction : Novels, Stories; also Fiction, Autobiography, Drama, Journalism Career: Journalist; Captain; Editor for Messrs Pearson, the Amalgamated Press and Sir George Newnes; Managing Editor and General Manager for Messrs Brett Applications: 19 Nov 1926 (£200), 19 Feb 1929 (no...
Edgar Alfred Jepson, and Frieda Bisham Jepson and Effie Loïs Jepson, his widows
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Works published: Fiction : Novels; also Non-Fiction, Autobiography Career: BA from Balliol College Oxford; Schoolmaster Applications: 11 Dec 1937 (£120), 7 Sep 1938 (Frieda Bisham Jepson; rejected), 12 Feb 1941 (£200 in four annual instalments - to Effie Loïs Jepson)
Douglas Francis Edward St Leger Gordon (usually referred to as Douglas St Leger Gordon)
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Works published: Non-Fiction : Nature Writing, Topography; also Journalism Career: Freelance Journalist; work for the British Broadcasting Corporation Applications: 2 May 1939 (£150), 11 Jan 1943 (£100), 25 Jul 1950 (£150), 2 Dec 1955 (£210, in three instalments), 30 Jun 1960 (£450), 29 Apr 19...
Monsieur Louis Du Mitand (Louis Huguenin Du Mitand), and Mademoiselle Jane Du Mitand, his daughter
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Works published: Non-Fiction : Grammars Career: Language teacher Applications: 6 Sep 1797 (5 guineas), 9 Oct 1816 (10 guineas), 7 Jan 1817 (£10), 7 Dec 1818 (£10), 10 Apr 1821 (£10), 10 Dec 1821 (£5), 12 Mar 1822 (rejected), Jun 1822 (rejected), 21 Apr 1823 (£10, for his daughter)