Ann Scott-Moncrieff
Ann Scott-Moncrieff | |
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 Ann Scott-Moncrief, Scottish author | |
| Born | Ann Shearer 1914 Kirkwall, Scotland |
| Died | 1943 |
| Occupation | author |
Ann Scott-Moncrieff (1914–1943), author, was a daughter of Major J. D. M. Shearer. She was born in Kirkwall, Scotland, in 1914.[1] At one time she attended the University of Edinburgh,[1] after which, in 1934, she married George Scott-Moncrieff, a Scottish novelist and topographer.[1]
She contributed to the making of BBC programmes and her first published literary work was a children's story, Aboard the Bulger, which appeared as a serial in "The Bulletin" before its publication in book form. Later appeared a volume of short stories, The White Drake and Other Tales. Her last book, Auntie Robbo, was published in the United States in 1940.[1]
Ann Scott-Moncrieff died in 1943. She was survived by her husband and three children.[1]
Bibliography[]
- Aboard the Bulger
- The White Drake and Other Tales (1936)
- Auntie Robbo (1941)
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External links[]
Media related to Ann Scott-Moncrieff at Wikimedia Commons- Works by Ann Scott-Moncrieff at Project Gutenberg Australia
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