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Author: Edith King Hall

Author: Edith King Hall (1864–1933)

Biography: Edith King Hall was born in Sheerness, the daughter of naval officer Sir William King Hall (1816–1886). Two brothers joined the Royal Navy; her younger sister Ella King Hall ran a literary agency in the twentieth century. In the 1890s, she turned to fiction for a juvenile audience. She never married and died in 1933.

References: British Census (1871, 1881, 1911); DNB (William King Hall)

Fiction Titles:

1. My Aunt Nan.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1894.
2. That Little Beggar.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1895.
3. The Red Umbrella and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1896.
4. Mig and her Friends.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1897.
5. Adventures in Toyland.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1897.
6. The Admiralty House: A Story of Three Happy Children.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1899.
7. That Examination Paper!: A Story for Girls.  1 vol.  London: Blackie, 1900.