Dorothea Moore (1880–1933)
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The Oxford Annual For Girls 13th Year — Bidragyder — 1 eksemplar
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- Moore, Dorothea Mary
- Fødselsdato
- 1880-02-27
- Dødsdag
- 1933-05-19
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- UK
- Fødested
- Islington, London, England, UK
- Dødssted
- London, England, UK
- Bopæl
- Aberdeen, Scotland, UK
Eastbourne, Sussex, England, UK - Uddannelse
- Godolphin School, Salisbury
Cheltenham Ladies College - Erhverv
- Playwright
novelist
historical novelist
young adult writer
girls' school story author
Girl Guide story author - Organisationer
- Girl Guides
Voluntary Aid Detachment - Kort biografi
- Dorothea Moore was born in the borough of Islington, London, England, the daughter of a clergyman and his wife. She was educated at the Godolphin School in Salisbury and Cheltenham Ladies' College. During World War I, she served in the Voluntary Aid Detachment (VAD) and settled in Eastbourne afterward, keeping house for her brother, a physician. Miss Moore was a prolific writer, producing popular books for young people, especially girls. These included historical novels, tales of girls at school, and stories about Girl Guides. She is credited with writing the first Guiding story for girls, Terry the Girl Guide (1930). She herself was an adult Guider from 1918 to 1927, and ran a Brownie pack from 1918 to 1928. Two of Miss Moore's plays, My Lady Bellamy and Grey Mask, were performed by a professional acting troupe, the Alexander Maclean Company, and it's possible that she also toured with them.
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Originally published in 1909 as The Christmas Children: A Story of the Marshes, and then subsequently reprinted in 1932 as The Children of the Marshes, this slim sixty-four-page volume is one I picked up at this time, thinking it a holiday tale. On the whole I would say it was not, despite the Christmas Eve setting, but I was not disappointed, for all of that. I found it an engrossing (if brief) read, and thought that the latter half of the tale, in particular, in which Sir Julian, the children and Sedge must all cling to the wooden pilings that remain, while the sea washes over them, rising ever higher, was quite gripping. Although never in any real doubt of the outcome, given the sort of book this is, there was still a great deal of narrative tension, which I credit to author Dorothea Moore's writing. I'm familiar with Moore, given her contribution to the school story genre (she is profiled in Sue Sims and Hilary Clare's The Encyclopaedia of Girls' School Stories), but this is the first of her books I have read. I think it will not be the last however, given how enjoyable this one was—I will have to try and seek out more of her books in the coming year, as well as other stories set in the Fens, which make a fascinating background and setting! Recommended to young readers who enjoy adventure stories, particularly those with a historical setting.… (mere)