Abstract
ABSTRACT Frances Elizabeth Crichton (1877–1918) published three novels in the period 1910–15, all dealing with themes of Irish identity relevant to the Home Rule crisis. She came from a wealthy Belfast Presbyterian family, the daughter of Liberal Unionist politician Thomas Sinclair. Her work was highly praised, but her literary career was cut short by mental illness and suicide and she has been almost entirely forgotten. This article summarizes her career and compares her writing to other contemporary Irish women writers. It also examines her work as it reflects Irish and more specifically Ulster identity. It suggests that, although not “a revolting daughter”, she was critical of her family culture, and that her work is most interesting as an account of her society in a time of change.
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