Ada J. Graves

Ada J. (Jane) Graves (14 April 1870 – 8 July 1918) was a British children's writer. She was born in Benares, Bengal, the daughter of James Speed Graves and Charlotte Graves. In 1881 her family was living in Midlothian, Scotland.

Graves is known for two books published round the turn of the 20th century: The House by the Railway (1896) illustrated by Rosa C. Petherick and Four Little People and their Year at Silverhaven (1898) illustrated by Florence Meyerheim.[1] She also wrote The Little Brown House (1902).

  1. ^ Joanne Shattock The Cambridge Bibliography of English Literature, Vol.4 1800-1900, Cambridge University Press, 2000 p.2390 ISBN 978-0-521-39100-9