Emily Sarah Holt (1836-1893) was an English novelist.
Holt\'s work has a Protestant reli.
Most of Holt\'s work can be classified as historical novels (52 are listed in the BML catalogue).
Holt had written over fifty books, mainly for children.
It is said she was educated at Oxford.
She was the eldest daughter of John Holt whose wife Judith was the 3rd daughter of James Mason of Greens (who was JP for Lancashire and the West Riding).
She was born at Stubbylee, Bacup, in Lancashire, 25 April 1836.
Emily Sarah Holt (1836-1893) was an English novelist