Maidlin Bears the Torch
Maidlin becomes a torchbearer.
A celebrated English girls’ school story writer, Elsie J. Oxenham''s real name was Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley. Born in 1880 in Southport, Lancashire, she was the daughter of writer William John Dunkerley, whose chosen pseudonym -- ‘John Oxenham’ -- was a clear influence upon her own. Her brother, Roderic Dunkerley, was also an author (published under his own name), as w...
Maidlin becomes a torchbearer.
A celebrated English girls’ school story writer, Elsie J. Oxenham''s real name was Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley. Born in 1880 in Southport, Lancashire, she was the daughter of writer William John Dunkerley, whose chosen pseudonym -- ‘John Oxenham’ -- was a clear influence upon her own. Her brother, Roderic Dunkerley, was also an author (published under his own name), as w...
