1841, Bel­fast, County An­trim, Ire­land.

Ap­ril 1921, Dub­lin, Ire­land.

Wife of Sir John Gil­bert, Rosa was in­spired to be an au­thor af­ter meet­ing Charles Dick­ens. Her works in­clude:

• A Fair Em­i­grant
• Banshee Cas­tle
• Hetty Grey
• The Late Miss Holl­ing­ford
• Cynthia’s Bon­net Shop
• Father Tim
• Fair Nor­een
• Spirit and Dust
• The Haunt­ed Or­gan­ist of Hur­ly Bu­rly, 1891

1. Give Me, O Lord, a Heart of Grace