Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry

Poet and novelist known for writing on French-Canadian topics and themes. Alternative signature: S. Frances Harrison. Pseudonyms: Seranus, Gilbert King. Née Riley. Born in Toronto. Lived in Ottawa before settling in Toronto again. Worked as principal of the Rosedale Branch of the Toronto Conservatory of Music while also a professional musician and poet. Married John W. F. Harrison in 1879. Publications include some novels, numerous small poetry collections, and a larger volume of poems, Pine, Rose and Fleur de Lis (1891). Biographical information: Oxford Reference. (BGL, AC)