Amelia Perrier (1841 – 1875) was an Irish novelist and travel writer.

Early life and education

Amelia Perrier was born to John Johnston Perrier and Anna Browne in 1841 in

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. Her father was a barrister in Cork but after he died, the family moved to

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. Perrier worked as a journalist and novelist. Initially the novels she wrote received positive reviews but her health began to fail after the death of her brother in 1872. He had suffered through a long and painful illness. To recover her own health Perrier traveled to

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. On her return she wrote a travel book. However it also turned out that she was suffering from consumption. Although she was successful in her application to the

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, Perrier died in

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two years later.

Bibliography

*''Mea Culpa'' (1869) *''A Good Match'' (1872) *''A Winter in Morocco'' (1873)

References

1841 births 1875 deaths Writers from Cork (city) 19th-century Irish novelists 19th-century Irish women writers 19th-century Irish travel writers Irish women travel writers {{Ireland-writer-stub