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Sarah French
1792-1872

Sarah (French) MacLauchlan (novelist) was born in England in 1792. In 1842, she arrived in Saint John, New Brunswick as a widow. In 1850, she married a barrister by the name of William MacLauchlan and they resided in Saint John. French died in Saint John on 15 February 1872.  She wrote two novels: Letters to a Young Lady on Leaving School and Entering the World (1855) and A Book for the Young (1856).

Source

Harrington, Colleen. “Sarah French” New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, Winter 2010. Accessed 16 April 2023

Predominant New Brunswick Residences:

Saint John

Frontispiece of "A Book for the Young" by Sarah French

Frontispiece of A Book for the Young by Sarah French 

Credit

"Sarah French."  New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia, Winter 2010. Accessed 5 June 2023.

See the New Brunswick Literary Encyclopedia entry.

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French, Sarah. Letters to a young lady on leaving school and entering the world : dedicated by permission to Lady Head. Boston, MA: Crosby, Nichols, 1855, 158 pp. [ book ]
Collection(s): NB Authors' Archival Papers project

French, Sarah. A book for the young / by a lady. Saint John, N.B.: J. & A. McMillan, 1856, 176 pp. [ book ]
Collection(s): New Brunswick Imprints