Charlotte M. Yonge's Bank Account: A Rich New Source of Information on Her Work and Her Life

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This article is a description of the surviving record of Yonge's account with Hoare's Bank. It suggests various ways in which the document sheds light on her writing, her thinking, her journalistic activities and her personal life. Evidence is cited about the various charitable and religious causes to which she gave money, the extent to which she devoted to such causes the whole of her income, and the amount of her income. The bank account, in conjunction with other newly discovered archival material, is used to give a clearer picture of the financial crisis suffered by Yonge's brother in the 1870s and its implications for her work. The question of how far the bank account permits the identification of anonymous contributions to the Monthly Packet is also discussed.