Poet, fiction writer, and children’s writer. Pseudonym: “E. L. H.” Alternative signatures:
“E. L. Hervey,” “Eleanora L. Hervey.” Née Montagu. Born in Liverpool. Married Thomas
Kibble Hervey on 17 October 1843. Author of several volumes of poetry including *Our
Legends and Lives. A Gift for all Seasons* (1869). Biographical information: *Curran
Index*; Reilly, *Mid-Victorian Poetry*, p. 220; Lohrli 300. (AC, CC)