Gwynedd Rae facts for kids

Gwynedd Rae (b 23 July 1892 Gipsy Hill, Norwood, Surrey – d 14 November 1977 Tott Close, Burwash, Sussex aged 85), daughter of George Bentham Rae, stockbroker b Birkenhead 1846 and Mary Victoria Rae b San Francisco 1858, was the author of children's books about a bear called Mary Plain. Her stories were read on BBC Radio Children's Hour in the 1930s and by Richard Briers on BBC TV's Jackanory in 1969.

Publications in date order

• 1930: Mostly Mary
• 1931: All Mary
• 1934: And Timothy Too. [A novel.]
• 1935: Leap Year Born
• 1935: Mary Plain in Town
• 1937: Mary Plain on Holiday
• 1940: Mary Plain in Trouble
• 1942: Mary Plain in War-Time
• 1944: Mary Plain's Big Adventure
• 1949: Mary Plain Home Again
• 1950: Mary Plain to the Rescue
• 1951: Mary Plain, V.I.P.
• 1952: Mary Plain and the Twins
• 1954: Mary Plain goes bob-a-jobbing
• 1957: Mary Plain goes to America
• 1965: Mary Plain's "Whodunit"

Books by Gwynedd Rae, held by the British Library, in alphabetical order

• All Mary ... Illustrated, etc. E. Mathews & Marrot: London, 1931.
• All Mary ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson. Cobden-Sanderson: London, 1938.
• All Mary; illustrated by Janina Ede. Brockhampton P, 1968. Series: Red knight books
• All Mary; with illustrations by Irene Williams. Rev. ed. London : Owl Man, 1995.
• And Timothy Too. [A novel.] . Blackie & Son: London & Glasgow, 1934.
• Leap Year Born. pp. 281. Blackie & Son: London & Glasgow, 1935.
• Mary Plain and the Twins ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson. Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1952.
• Mary Plain and the twins, illustrated by Janina Ede. Leicester : Knight Books, 1970. Series: ( A red knight book). (pbk)
• Mary Plain goes bob-a-jobbing ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson. Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1954.
• Mary Plain goes to America ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson. Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1957.
• Mary Plain goes to America; illustrated by Janina Ede.Leicester : Knight Books, 1971. Series: A Red Knight book) (pbk)
• Mary Plain Home Again ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson. Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1949 [1948].
• Mary Plain in Town ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson. Cobden-Sanderson: London, 1935.
• Mary Plain in Trouble ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson. G. Routledge & Sons: London, 1940.
• Mary Plain in War-Time, etc. G. Routledge & Sons: London, 1942.
• The Mary Plain omnibus; illustrated by Irene Williamson. London : Routledge and Kegan Paul, 1976. Contents: Mostly Mary - All Mary - Mary Plain in town - Mary Plain on holiday.
• Mary Plain on Holiday ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson. Cobden-Sanderson: London, 1937.
• Mary Plain on holiday; illustrated by Janina Ede. London : Knight Books, 1969. Series: A red knight book
• Mary Plain to the Rescue. With illustrations by Irene Williamson.Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1950.
• Mary Plain to the rescue; illustrated by Janina Ede.Leicester : Knight Books, 1971. Series: Red knight book (pbk)
• Mary Plain, V.I.P. ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson.. Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1961.
• Mary Plain's Big Adventure ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson, G. Routledge & Sons: London, 1944
• Mary Plain's big adventure; illustrated by Janina Ede.,Leicester : Knight Books, 1970. Series: Red Knight book (pbk)
• Mary Plain's "Whodunit" ... With illustrations by Irene Williamson. Routledge & Kegan Paul: London, 1965.
• Mostly Mary ... Illustrated, etc. E. Mathews & Marrot: London, 1930
• Mostly Mary With illustrations by Irene Williamson, Cobden-Sanderson: London, 1938.
• Mostly Mary, illustrated by Janina Ede. Brockhampton P, 1968. Series: Red Knight books.
• Mostly Mary, with illustrations by Irene Williams. Rev. ed. London: The Owl Man, 1995.