Mary K. Harris
(Mary Kathleen Harris)
(1905 - 1966)
British author Mary Kathleen Harris, along with her mother Mary Mackey Harris, converted to Catholicism. She specialized in stories of school-aged girls and had a special gift for understanding their inner thoughts.
Bibliography
The Wolf, A Story for Children (1946)
When the family is snowed in, a wolf brings the doctor.
The Niche Over the Door: A Story for Children (1948)
Lucie is a war orphan in France who lives with her distantly-related aunt while waiting for her uncle Jules to return. In her loneliness, she is visited by a little girl from long ago who helps her find the hidden statue in the attic.
Henrietta of St. Hilary's (1953)
Henrietta is not looking forward to the fall term at St. Hilary's now that her best friend has gone out to Africa.
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My Darling from the Lion's Mouth (1956)
Julia is brought home from school to her grandfather's house where she has been brought up by Flora, his housekeeper.
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Thomas (1956)
When Frances goes to have her dress made for her first communion she meets a most extraordinary cat.
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A Safe Lodging (1957)
Ann Mawser lives through the anti-Catholic Gordon Riots.
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Lucia Wilmot (1959)
Lucia is sixteen and suffers from tuberculous peritonitis. She has just received an offer of marriage from a veteran of the Spanish civil war and is thoroughly mixed up.
Elizabeth (1961)
This is the story of St. Elizabeth of Hungary.
Penny's Way (1963)
Penny, youngest of four, can't seem to do anything right.
Helena (1964)
Raised from stable girl to empress of Rome, Helena used her position to recover the relics of the Passion of Christ.
The Bus Girls (1965)
Hetty has to start over at a new school and is not sure she really likes her new neighbor and classmate Davina.
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Eileen Green
Jessica On Her Own (1968)
An orphaned cousin and an out-of-work Uncle add to Jessica's problems with her schoolmates.
Emily and the Headmistress (1976)
Emily has to spend the school holidays with the headmistress.
Jessica on Her Own (1978)
An orphaned cousin and an out-of-work uncle add to Jessica's difficulties with her school mates.
Alison Prince
Penny's Way (1979)
Penny, the youngest of four, can't seem to do anything right.
Sheila Rose
Fear at My Heart (1951)
Anthea, good at lessons, but bad at games, disliked by the other students, strikes up an immediate friendship with Bridget, the new maid who introduces her to "Our Blessed Lord." Mary Harris had a unique ability to see into the mind and heart of a child.
Seraphina (1958)
Abandoned by her parents as a baby to the care of her grandmother, Seraphina moves in with her aunt when her grandmother dies and must start at a new school. When she romances about the parents she has never met, she gets caught in a web of false expectations.