May Baldwin

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May Baldwin (8 May 1862, Lucknow, India - 1950) was a British girls' school story book author. [1]

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An international traveller, Baldwin's work was far less nationalistic than that of her contemporaries. [2]

Early life

Baldwin trained to be a teacher at Bishop Otter College. [2]

Career

Her works include:

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References

  1. "Books by May Baldwin (Author of A City Schoolgirl and Her Friends)". good reads .
  2. 1 2 Sims, Susan; Clare, Hilary (29 November 2017). The Encyclopaedia of Girls' School Stories. Taylor & Francis Group. ISBN   978-0-8153-8227-0.
  3. Baldwin, May (October 31, 1901). "A Popular Girl: A school story by May Baldwin". W. & R. Chambers via Google Books.
  4. Baldwin, May (October 31, 1904). "The Sunset Rock: A Story for Girls". E.P. Dutton & Company via Google Books.
  5. Baldwin, May (October 31, 1906). "Peg's Adventures in Paris: A School Tale". E.P. Dutton via Google Books.
  6. Baldwin, May (October 31, 1908). "Holly House and Ridges Row: a Tale of London Old and New, Etc". London & Edinburgh via Google Books.
  7. "School Stories". Truth . London. 1908-11-25. p. 1272. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  8. Baldwin, May (October 31, 1909). "Barbara Bellamy, a Public School Girl". W. & R. Chambers via Google Books.
  9. Baldwin, May (December 9, 2006). "Sarah's School Friend" via Project Gutenberg.
  10. "Advertisement". Lippincott's Monthly Magazine: A Popular Journal of General Literature, Science and Politics. J.B. Lippincott and Company. December 1910. p. 42. Retrieved 31 October 2023.
  11. Baldwin, May; Overnell, T. J. (January 2, 2010). "A City Schoolgirl and Her Friends" via Project Gutenberg.
  12. Baldwin, May (October 31, 1917). "Irene to the Rescue: The Story of an English Girl's Fight for the Right". E.P. Dutton & Company via Google Books.