Her work was often serialised and appeared in periodicals and weeklies in the UK , America and Australia .
Mary Cecil Hay ( 10 January 1839 -- 24 July 1886 ) was a British novelist .
Mary Cecil Hay 's work was often serialised and appeared in periodicals and weeklies in British UK , America and Australia .
Mary Cecil Hay ( 10 January 1839 -- 24 July 1886 ) was a British novelist .