Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler facts for kids
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler (born April 9, 1860 – died June 22, 1929) was an English author. She wrote many popular romance novels, poems, and even stories for children. She was also a very religious person and followed the Methodist faith.
Her Family and Life
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler was born in Wolverhampton, England, on April 9, 1860. Her father was Henry Hartley Fowler, 1st Viscount Wolverhampton, who was an important politician. He was a Member of Parliament (MP), which means he helped make laws for the country. Her mother was also named Ellen Thorneycroft.
Ellen had a younger sister named Edith Henrietta Fowler (born February 16, 1865 – died November 18, 1944). Edith was also a writer! She wrote novels and even a book about their father.
In 1903, Ellen married Alfred Felkin. He was a senior teacher at a school called the Royal Naval School. Ellen passed away in 1929.
Ellen was a respected writer. She was a member of important groups like the Writers' Club. She was also made a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature, which is a special honor for writers.
Her Books and Poems
Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler started her writing career with poetry. Her first books of poems were Verses Grave and Gay (published in 1891) and Verses Wise and Otherwise (published in 1895). She later released more poems in a collection called Love's Argument and Other Poems (1905).
She became very famous for her romance novels. What made her books special was that she often mixed stories about high society with her strong religious beliefs. Even though some critics didn't love her style, her books were very popular with readers!
Some of her well-known romance novels include:
- Concerning Isabel Carnaby (1898)
- A Double Thread (1899)
- The Farringdons (1900)
- Fuel of Fire (1902)
- Place and Power (1903)
- Kate of Kate Hall (1904)
- In Subjection (1906)
- Miss Fallowfield's Fortune (1908)
- The Wisdom of Folly (1910)
- Her Ladyship's Conscience (1913)
- Ten Degrees Backward (1915)
- Beauty and Bands (1920)
- The Lower Pool (1923)
- Signs and Wonders (1926)
Edith Henrietta Fowler's Books
Ellen's sister, Edith Henrietta Fowler, also wrote successful books. She wrote two popular novels especially for children:
- The Young Pretenders (1895)
- The Professor's Children (1897)
Edith also wrote a book called The Man with Transparent Legs – Twenty six ideal stories for girls (1899).
The Young Pretenders was so good that it was republished in 2007. People loved it because it was clever, funny, and interesting for both kids and adults.
