Letitia Higgin
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Letitia "Lily" Higgin | |
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| Born | 20 November 1837 Lancaster, Lancashire, England |
| Died | 30 November 1913 (aged 76) Maidenhead, England |
| Other names | Hope Myddleton (nom de plume) |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Employer | Royal School of Needlework |
Letitia "Lily" Higgin (20 November 1837 – 30 November 1913), known by her pen name Hope Myddleton, was a British novelist and writer on needlework.
Higgin was born in Lancaster in 1837. She was the last of ten children born to Sarah (née Winfield) and Thomas Houseman Higgin. Her father was the manager of the Belfast and Ballymena Railway and a part owner of Lancaster's White Cross cotton mill until 1846. He was also the deputy governor and keeper of the town's castle[1] and in 1836 he became the mayor of Lancaster for a year.[2] Her elder brother George was a civil engineer in Spain and after her father died in 1861 she went to live with him.[1] In 1868 "La Corte: Letters from Spain, 1863–1866" was published[3] and she is the presumed to be "A. Resident" who wrote the book.[1]
