Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry

Poet, short story writer, and actress. Born in Leeds. Wrote poetry about the Isle of Man. Worked as an actress in the Isle of Man in c.1824-1825, and also in Manchester and Leeds. Married comedian James Green on 13 May 1828. Lived apart from her husband from 1851 and then worked as a seamstress. Alternative signatures: E. S. Craven, Eliza S. Craven Green, Sutherland, E. S. C, and Sutherland Craven (Sutherland was her mother’s maiden name). Mother of set designer Henry Hawes Craven Green. Author of Sea Weeds and Heath Flowers, or Memories of Mona (1858). Biographical information: ODNB. (AC)