Lifespan: 1850-1938
Nationality: Scottish
Genres:
Types of Work: Novels
Contemporaries:
Other Names: Rita
Style: Aristocratic characters, exotic settings
Bio: Born June 14, 1850 in Inverness-shire to businessman John Gollan, Eliza Gollan had very little education. She traveled with her father extensively, visiting places such as India and Australia. She later used these experiences in her works.
She married twice, first to musician Karl Booth, and then to singer William Humphreys. Her first marriage was not a happy one, and provided her with material for four of her novels (Saba Macdonald, Grandmother, The Wand'ring Darling, and Jean and Jeannette).
She was a prolific writer, publishing 120 works. A biography of her life, Rita The Forgotten Author by Paul Jones L.R.P.S. is available.
Novels:
Sheba
Saba Macdonald
Grandmother
The Wand'ring Darling
Jean and Jeanette
Peg the Rake
A Husband of No Importance
Adrienne: A Romance of French Life
The Iron Star: A Romance of Dartmoor
The Mystery of a Turkish Bath
Dame Durden
Countess Pharamond
The Ending of My Day
Darny and Joan
The Larid O'Cockpen
Gretchen
The Man in Possession
Souls: A Comedy of Intentions
Queer Lady Judas
Good Mrs Hypocrite
A Gender in Satin
Diana of the Ephesians
Fragoletta
The Pointing Finger
Miss Kate
A Jilt's Journal
Vignettes
Daphine