​AGUILAR, GRACE (ä-gē-lär′), an English novelist; born at Hackney, June 2, 1816; was the daughter of Jewish parents of Spanish origin. Her first books were in defense of the Jewish religion: “The Spirit of Judaism” (1842); “The Jewish Faith,” etc. She is best known by her domestic and sentimental novels, “Home Influence” (1847); “The Vale of Cedars” (1850), and “The Days of Bruce” (1852). She died in Frankfort-on-the-Main, Sept. 16, 1847.