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Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell was the sister of Lord Llangattock and wife of Colonel F J Mitchell of Llanfrechfa Grange. When she died, aged 76, in 1910, her funeral was attended by a large number of neighbouring residents. As her funeral cortege passed Lower Llanfrechfa school, the children lined the road. She was considered a kind and generous friend, always interested in the welfare of the county and also its people, history and folklore.. She and her husband belonged to the Monmouth and Caerleon Antiquarian Society whose volumes stored much history, but there was another side to Mrs Mitchell's writing. She was also a poet and storyteller. Her first work was published in 1854, called First Fruits under the name of Elizabeth Harcourt Rolls, a book of poetry. From then on she accumulated a large list of poems, stories and novels, which by her own admission was so large that
"There are other things which I have forgotten. If I remember them, they can be added again"
Here are some of them: -
First Fruits, poems, 1854
The Church in the Valley, 1886, story
Engel the Fearless, story 1886
Kate, the Pride of the Parish
The King's Stirrup
Rachael's Secret
The Wrecker's Farm
Lay Help in District Visiting
The Sufferers Guide
The Battle of Trafalgar, ballad 1887
The Beautiful Face, story 1879
The Diamond Ring, story 1882
Forty Days in the Holy Land 1890
Golden Horseshoes, a tale of Chivalry, 1885
Grains of Wheat, 1882
Hatherleigh Cross, story 1864
The Lighthouse, novel, two volumes 1860
Her Majesty's Bear, story 1884
The Little Blue Lady and other tales 1881
Losing and Winning or For Richer or Poorer, 1863
Meditations on Exodus 1885
Meditations on Genesis 1885
Norton Hall, story 1882
A Short Church History 1888
Wild Thyme, verses 1861
A Lecture on the Old Churches of Monmouthshire
The Pilgrims Guide to the Holy Land
Mrs Mitchell was also one of the editors of Altar Hymnal and published a number of pamphlets. Her books are available on Amazon.
