Emma Barry Newby (also known as Emma Warburton)

Mrs. C. J. Newby (1825–1899), born Emma Barry Newby and also known as Emma Warburton, was an English novelist of the Victorian era. She was born at Draycot Cerne in Wiltshire and died at Southsea. Public information about her life is limited; what is known is that under the name "Mrs. C. J. Newby" she wrote three-volume popular novels, of which the library holds the three volumes of Mabel: A Novel. Mabel was published in 1854 by the publisher Thomas Cautley Newby. She also wrote such similar works as Common Sense and Margaret Hamilton. Her fiction follows the familiar pattern of the Victorian three-decker, centering on family, marriage and personal circumstance, with plain narration and careful attention to the unfolding of relationships; it belongs to the circulating fiction written for ordinary readers of the day. Because the sources are scattered, a full picture of her life and style remains to be established.