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Mary Fortune
Irish-Australian detective writer
Mary Fortune | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1833 Belfast |
| Died | 1911 |
| Pen name | Waif Wander W.W. |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Genre | crime fiction |
| Spouse | Joseph Fortune Percy Rollo Brett |
Mary Helena Fortune (c.
Dr mary fortune biography
1833 – 1911) was an Australian writer, under the pseudonyms "Waif Wander" and "W.W." She was one of the earliest female detective writers in the world,[1] and probably the first to write from the viewpoint of the detective.
Never financially secure, she wrote prolifically over several genres including poetry, detective, gothic horror, journalism and travel writing.
Personal life
She was born Mary Helena Wilson around 1833 in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
Her mother, Eleanor, née Atkinson, died when she was very young, so she travelled with her father, civil engineer George Wilson to Montreal, Canada. In Melbourne, Canada, she married Joseph Fortune on 25 March 1851 and they had one son.
When her father left Cana