Louisa Crow

Illustration for Under the Fir-trees by Louisa Crow

Louisa Crow, (July 3, 1826 – 1895) was a popular English writer of the 19th-century. She wrote both novels and poetry; novels included An Honorable Estate and poetry included Once a Week. She was published for most of her career (1866 onward) at Bow Bells (London), after first publishing for John Dicks' cheap novel series. Her maiden name was Louisa Elizabeth Finn. She married Stehen Crow, a carpenter and innkeeper, in 1848 and had several children. She died of influenza in 1895, "in the harness after a 40 years continuous production of a long series of novels."