▁Moreover , ▁she ▁was ▁known ▁to ▁celebrated ▁writers ▁of ▁domestic ▁fiction ▁such ▁as ▁Charles ▁Dick ens . ▁ ▁Biography ▁Born ▁in ▁Th ur les , ▁a ▁small ▁town ▁in ▁Mun ster , ▁Ireland , ▁Julia ▁was ▁the ▁only ▁child ▁of ▁Morgan ▁K avan agh ▁( d ied ▁ 1 8 7 4 ), ▁author ▁of ▁various ▁phil ological ▁works ▁and ▁some ▁po ems , ▁and ▁Br idget ▁K avan agh ▁( née ▁Fitz pat rick ). ▁On ▁ 9 ▁January ▁she ▁was ▁bapt ized ▁in ▁the ▁" Big ▁Chap el ," ▁a ▁Catholic ▁church , ▁where ▁the ▁cl erk ▁miss pel led ▁her ▁name ▁as ▁" C avan ah ." ▁Before ▁she ▁was ▁a ▁year ▁old , ▁her ▁family ▁moved ▁to ▁London , ▁and ▁soon ▁after ▁to ▁Paris . ▁Julia ▁spent ▁several ▁years ▁of ▁her ▁early ▁life ▁with ▁her ▁parents ▁in ▁Paris , ▁lay ing ▁the ▁found ations ▁for ▁a ▁master y ▁of ▁the ▁French ▁language ▁and ▁gain ing ▁insight ▁into ▁French ▁modes ▁of ▁thought , ▁eventually ▁perfect ed ▁by ▁her ▁later ▁frequent ▁and ▁long ▁resid ences ▁in ▁France . ▁Her ▁father , ▁Morgan , ▁was ▁a ▁language ▁teacher ▁and ▁he ▁also ▁published ▁books ▁of ▁poetry , ▁nov els , ▁and ▁several ▁works ▁on ▁phil ology . ▁An ▁attempt ▁to ▁capital ize ▁on ▁his ▁daughter ' s ▁literary ▁fame ▁by ▁adding ▁her ▁as ▁co - author ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁his ▁published ▁nov els ▁brought ▁Julia ▁much ▁anno y ance . ▁ ▁K avan agh ' s ▁literary ▁career ▁began ▁in ▁ 1 8