Cynthia Stockley was born Lilian Julian Webb in London in 1862. In 1896 she moved to Rhodesia (now Zimbabwe). Her first marriage was to P.G.W. Stockley of the Rhodesian police. She later married Colonel Pelham-Browne, a Rhodesian pioneer velt farmer. She had nearly 20 novels and collections of short stories published before, sadly, she committed suicide in 1936.
Cynthia's penmanship is atrocious
Click any of the images below for publishing details and to see additional images of the novels.
Jessica Salmonson created a number of great webpages dedicated to Cynthia Stockley. Click the links below to visit Wayback Machine archived versions, and enjoy them. I have learned much from Jessica's well-documented research and opinion.
1. About Cynthia Stockley and Her African Romances
2. Alphabetical Annotated Bibliography of the works of Cynthia Stockley
3. Nash's Magazine's editors' preface to the first installment of Ponjola
