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Narcissa's ring: the story of a strange quest
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Published January 1, 1916
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Rosa Mulholland
112 books12 followersRosa Mulholland (also known as Lady Gilbert, 1841 – 1921) was an Irish novelist, poet and playwright.
She was born in Belfast, the daughter of Dr. Joseph Stevenson Mulholland of Newry. She spent some years in a remote mountainous part of the West of Ireland after the death of her father.
Her first novel was Dumana (1864), under the pen-name Ruth Murray. She originally wished to become a painter, but in her early literary life she received much help and encouragement from Charles Dickens, who highly valued her work as a writer and persuaded her to continue.
She was born in Belfast, the daughter of Dr. Joseph Stevenson Mulholland of Newry. She spent some years in a remote mountainous part of the West of Ireland after the death of her father.
Her first novel was Dumana (1864), under the pen-name Ruth Murray. She originally wished to become a painter, but in her early literary life she received much help and encouragement from Charles Dickens, who highly valued her work as a writer and persuaded her to continue.
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July 6, 2025
I can say without hesitation absolutely one of her best if not her very best book! She combines many threads and storylines - yes, some of her favorite romance and other beloved tropes - but this time with a page turner of a mystery which takes the story all over the world. (London, Egypt, Moscow!) I found a copy by chance although I believe that the Internet Archive will provide you with a copy (complete with illustrations!) for free online.
I will not attempt nor spoil the plot which is complex and fun to unfold!
I recently devoted a third post to just this book and the one before, A Daughter in Possession, which can be found on my Pams-Pictorama.com blog at: https://pams-pictorama.com/2025/07/06...
Written in the last years of her working life she is at the height of her powers at the end of a long career of writing.
I will not attempt nor spoil the plot which is complex and fun to unfold!
I recently devoted a third post to just this book and the one before, A Daughter in Possession, which can be found on my Pams-Pictorama.com blog at: https://pams-pictorama.com/2025/07/06...
Written in the last years of her working life she is at the height of her powers at the end of a long career of writing.
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