Maud Charlesworth

September 13, 1865 (age 82)

Limpsfield, near Oxted, Surrey

One of three girls, she was a sister to bestselling romance novelist, Florence L. Barclay. In 1883, they went to Geneva, Switzerland, where they were both expelled after aggressive police interrogation. Maud was also known for working to improve the conditions of prisons in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She later toured on the Chautauqua circuit, moving audiences with her vivid account of life in prisons and calls for reform. Her publications include: Branded (1897) Lights of Child-Land (1902) After Prison —What? (1903) Twilight Fairy Tales (1906) Among the other causes she embraced was the legalization of euthanasia.

Maud Charlesworth

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Background

She was born in Limpsfield, near Oxted, Surrey, England, the daughter of the local Anglican rector. When she was four, her father, Review Samuel Charlesworth, moved his family to Limehouse in London.

Career

One of three girls, she was a sister to bestselling romance novelist, Florence L. Barclay. In 1883, they went to Geneva, Switzerland, where they were both expelled after aggressive police interrogation. Maud was also known for working to improve the conditions of prisons in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

She later toured on the Chautauqua circuit, moving audiences with her vivid account of life in prisons and calls for reform.

Her publications include:

Branded (1897)

Lights of Child-Land (1902)

After Prison —What? (1903)

Twilight Fairy Tales (1906)

Among the other causes she embraced was the legalization of euthanasia.

Membership

Salvation Army.

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