The Encyclopedia Americana (1920)/Hector, Annie French

HECTOR, Annie French (&ldquo;&rdquo;), Irish novelist: b. Dublin, Ireland, 1825; d. London, 10 July 1902. She began to write at an early age and was a prolific and popular writer. Among her books, all of which enjoyed a wide popularity in the United States, are &lsquo;The Wooing O't&rsquo; (1873); &lsquo;Ralph Wilton's Weird&rsquo; (1875); &lsquo;Her Dearest Foe&rsquo; (1876); &lsquo;The Freres&rsquo; (1882); &lsquo;A Golden Autumn&rsquo; (1897); &lsquo;A Winning Hazard&rsquo; (1897); and &lsquo;Kitty Costello&rsquo; (1904).