Maud Stepney Rawson

Maud Stepney Rawson (August 13, 1864 – 1932) was a British historical novelist. She was born Alice Maud Fife in 1865 in Pune, the third daughter of Lieutenant Gen. James George Fife, RE and Katharine Alice Wharton. In 1891, she married William Stepney Rawson. She wrote 18 novels, mostly historical romance. These included A Lady of the Regency (1901), set around 1820 in England, and Journeyman Love (1902), set in 19th century Paris. She also wrote the biographical works Bess of Hardwick and Her Circle (1910) and Penelope Rich and Her Circle (1911).