biography
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| female
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| lived:
| (1868–1947)
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| biography:
| Writer of girls' school stories, born in Preston, Lancashire, NW England, UK. She was a governess for some years before beginning to write tales notable for their bracing realism. Her first success was The Fortunes of Philippa (1906), and this was followed by over 50 school novels. Her last book was The School of the Loch (1946). |
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