Surname: Betham-Edwards Forename(s): Matilda Barbara b. 4 March 1836. d. 4 January 1919. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, novelist, travel writer, and children’s author. Pseudonym: “M. B. E.” Alternative
signatures: “M. B. Edwards” and “M. Betham Edwards.” Daughter of Edward Edwards, a
farmer. Lived in Germany, Vienna, and Paris from 1862-1863. Moved to London after
the death of her sister in 1865, where she joined a circle of writers that included
Henry James, Frederic Harrison, Clement Shorter, and others. Became a close friend
of Barbara Leigh Smith Bodichon and George Eliot. Poetry volumes include War Poems (1918). Biographical Information: ODNB. (AC, JS)