Walworth, Mansfield Tracy
Entry updated 5 March 2020. Tagged: Author.
(1830-1873) US author, almost certainly best known for the circumstances of his death: after a turbulent marriage with his half-sister Ellen Hardin Walworth (1832-1915), their son murdered him. He is of sf interest for two Lost Race tales: Delaplaine; Or, the Sacrifice of Irene (1871), in which a convict innocent of any crime escapes (see Crime and Punishment), finds treasure in Africa, and returns to exonerate himself; and Zahara; Or, a Leap for Empire (1888), which is also set in Africa. [JC]
Mansfield Tracy Walworth
born Albany, New York: 3 December 1830
died New York: 3 June 1873
works
- Delaplaine; Or, the Sacrifice of Irene (New York: G W Carleton and Company, 1871) [hb/]
- Zahara; Or, a Leap for Empire (New York: G W Dillingham, 1888) [hb/]
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