Best known work

• A Castaway, 1870

Other well known work(s)

• Portraits, 1870
• Mother and Daughter Sonnets, 1895
• Lesley's Guardians, 1864

Genres

• Poetry
• Fiction - Novels
• Plays
• Journalism
• Travel Writing / Translation

Nom de plume

Julia Augusta Davies, Cecil Home

Social class

Middle class

Parental background

Her father was an Admiral in the Royal Navy and Webster was widely read and academic.

At publication of best known work

• Age: 33
• Marital status: Married
• Number of children: 1

Physical description

No written descriptions of Webster's appearance have been traced to date.

Did you know?

According to Ray Strachey, Webster was expelled from South Kensington Art School for whistling! (The Cause: A Short History of the Woman's Movement in Great Britain, 1978).

Additional information

A very short biog can be found. See The Latchkey for a more detailed exploration of Webster's life and works.