Anne Hepple Dickinson

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Anne Hepple Dickinson, née Batty, (16 October 1877 – 10 November 1959) wrote romantic novels under the pseudonym Anne Hepple. [1] [2] She was the first editor of The Woman's Magazine in London from 1931 to 1934. [3]

A pseudonym or alias is a name that a person or group assumes for a particular purpose, which can differ from their first or true name (orthonym).

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Life

Anne Hepple Batty was born on 16 October 1877 in Widdrington, Northumberland, England. She married William Bain Dickinson at Berwick Parish Church in 1903, and had a son and a daughter. They lived in Castle Terrace, Berwick-upon-Tweed, England, and other locations in the Berwickshire area. [2]

Widdrington Station and Stobswood civil parish in Northumberland, England

Widdrington Station and Stobswood is a civil parish in the county of Northumberland, England. It has 2,767 residents and is 5.8 miles (9.3 km) NNE of Morpeth. It includes the settlements of Widdrington Station and Stobswood.

Northumberland County of England

Northumberland is a county in North East England. The northernmost county of England, it borders Cumbria to the west, County Durham and Tyne and Wear to the south and the Scottish Borders to the north. To the east is the North Sea coastline with a 64 miles (103 km) path. The county town is Alnwick, although the County council is based in Morpeth.

Berwick-upon-Tweed town in the county of Northumberland, England

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In the 1930s, Anne moved to London to become editor of The Woman's Magazine, a monthly publication around thirty pages in length, which cost a shilling. Her name was prominently displayed on the front cover of the magazine under the title. She answered readers’ questions in the column “Letters Grave and Gay”, and in 1933 and 1934 wrote an editorial page. The magazine mixed fiction with practical articles on dress making, cooking, decorating, travel, and so on. A number of her short stories appeared in the magazine, and some of her novels were serialized in the magazine before being published in book form. [3]

Anne Hepple Dickinson died at her daughter's house in Kendal, Westmorland, England, on 10 November 1959. [2] [4]

Kendal town and civil parish in South Lakeland, Cumbria, England

Kendal, known earlier as Kirkby in Kendal or Kirkby Kendal, is a market town and civil parish within the South Lakeland District of Cumbria, England. Historically in Westmorland, it is situated about 8 miles (13 km) south-east of Windermere, 19 miles (31 km) north of Lancaster, 23 miles (37 km) north-east of Barrow-in-Furness and 38 miles (61 km) north-west of Skipton. The town lies in the valley or "dale" of the River Kent, from which it derives its name, and has a total resident population of 28,586, making it the third largest settlement in Cumbria behind Carlisle and Barrow-in-Furness.

Westmorland historic county in England

Westmorland is a historic county in north west England. It formed an administrative county between 1889 and 1974, after which the whole county was administered by the new administrative county of Cumbria. In 2013, the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government, Eric Pickles, formally recognised and acknowledged the continued existence of England's 39 historic counties, including Westmorland.

Works

Her books were published, under the name "Anne Hepple", after her children were grown. Her works include:

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References

  1. ↑ Rawnsley, Mary; Scott, Wendy Bell (2009). Anne of the borders : the story of Anne Hepple, author. (1877-1959). Berwick Upon Tweed: Blue Button Publications. ISBN   9781907131103.
  2. 1 2 3 "Biography celebrates life of Berwick author Anne Hepple". Berwick Advertiser. 11 November 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  3. 1 2 "Very sincerely yours, Anne Hepple" . Retrieved 20 March 2014.
  4. ↑ "Mrs Anne Hepple Dickinson (Obituary)". Berwickshire News. 1959. Retrieved 20 March 2014.
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