Amabel Williams-Ellis (née Mary Annabel Nassau Strachey; 10 May 1894 – 27 August 1984)[1] was an English writer, critic,[2] and an early member of the Bloomsbury Group.[3] As well as publishing her own writings, Williams-Ellis was a prolific editor, translator, and anthologist,[4] compiling collections of fairy stories, folk tales, and science fiction.[5]