Elizabeth Harcourt Mitchell - Author

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.