& 1D 1909 novel by H G Wells that spawned a stage musical by Cyril Ornadel and David Croft (3,8) (3)
I believe the answer is:
ann
(Other definitions for ann that I've seen before include "woman" , "Lady's name" , "Girl" , "Ms Widdecombe" , "- - Jones, 1969 Wimbledon champion" .)