Coulson KernahanJeanie Gwynne Bettany, born on January 25, 1857, in Audley, Staffordshire, was a British novelist. She was the daughter of Samuel Goodland Gwynne, a mathematics master, and Jane Woolley Wright Gwynne. Jeanie attended University College London for hereducation. Initially, she wrote under her maiden name but started publishing as Mrs. Coulson Kernahan after her second marriage in 1892 to fellow writer Coulson Kernahan. Her writing career included novels such as The House of Rimmon (1885), Two Legacies (1886), and A Laggard in Love (1890). In addition to her novels, Bettany contributed short stories and poems to various periodicals, including The Argosy and Lippincott's. She was also interested in paranormal topics, sharing her experiences with clairvoyance and premonition in journals of the Society of Psychical Research. Jeanie married George Thomas Bettany, a botanist, in 1878, and they had a son. After George s death in 1891, she married Coulson Kernahan. She passed away on February 16, 1941, at the age of 84, leaving behind a legacy of works spanning fiction, poetry, and supernatural explorations. Read More Read Less