biography
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Uttley, Alison
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née Alice Jane Taylor
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| female
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| lived:
| (1884–1976)
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| biography:
| Writer of children's stories, born at Castle Top Farm, near Cromford, Derbyshire, C England, UK. She was widowed in 1930, and turned to writing to support herself and her young son. The Country Child (1931) was followed by a series of books, mainly for children, which revealed her knowledge of the countryside. Many were in the Beatrix Potter tradition, featuring much-loved characters such as ‘Little Grey Rabbit’ and ‘Sam Pig’. They were illustrated by C F Tunnicliffe. |
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