Lily Dougall was a successful writer of fiction and religious philosophical works. She was born 16 April 1858 in Montreal, the daughter of John Dougall, a Scottish immigrant who founded a profitable religious paper, the Montreal Witness, and Elizabeth Redpath Dougall, the daughter of another Scottish immigrant. In 1880 Dougall moved to Edinburgh as the companion to an aunt. Here she prepared for her writing career by studying at the University of Edinburgh and the University of St. Andrews, eventually completing her degree requirements in 1887. Her first short story appeared in 1889, her first novel (Beggars All) in 1892. She published ten novels, one volume of short stories, and eight religious philosophical books, and contributed to several collections of essays on moral and religious topics. After 1883 Dougall lived intermittently in Great Britain and Canada, but in 1900 she decided to live permanently in England, although she continued to make extended stays in Canada. Dougall's...