Surname: Sergeant Forename(s): Emily Frances Adeline b. 4 July 1851. d. 4 December 1904. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, short story writer, and novelist. Pseudonym: “Adeline.” Daughter of short story
writer Jane Sergeant. Born in Ashbourne, Derbyshire. Educated at Queen’s College,
London, and the University of Cambridge. Author of Poems (1866) published under her pseudonym. Joined the Church of England in 1870 and converted
to Catholicism in 1899. Employed briefly as a governess for a family in Kent. Staff
writer for the People’s Friend (1885-1887) and contributed for the rest of her life. Author of several novels including
Esther Denison (1889). Travelled to Jamaica, Egypt, and Palestine in her lifetime. Never married.
Member of the Fabian Society and on the committee of the Somerville Club for Women.
Suffragist and philanthropist who was with concerned with the lives and welfare of
working-class girls. Biographical information: ODNB. (CC)