DEBORAH ALCOCK (1835-1913) is best known as the author
of historical fiction on religious themes. She was born in Ireland,
where her father, the Venerable John Alcock, became Archdeacon of
Waterford. She lived with her father, writing a memoir of him on
his death, and stayed unmarried for her entire life. Her work
The Spanish Brothers, published in 1870, was set in the 16th
century and was a tale of Protestant martyrdom. Other works include
The Czar (1882), set during the French invasion of Russia;
Archie's Chances (1886); and Prisoners of Hope
(1894). A biography of her life, The Author of Spanish
Brothers, was written by Elisabeth Boyd Bayley.