Antonia Forest | |
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Born | Patricia Giulia Caulfield Kate Rubinstein 26 May 1915 London, England |
Died | 29 November 2003 Bournemouth, Bournemouth Unitary Authority, Dorset, England | (aged 88)
Resting place | Wimborne Road Cemetery |
Pen name | Antonia Forest |
Occupation | Novelist |
Education | University College, London |
Notable works | Marlow series |
Antonia Forest (26 May 1915 – 28 November 2003) was the pseudonym of Patricia Giulia Caulfield Kate Rubinstein,[1] an English writer. She wrote 13 books for children, published between 1948 and 1982. Her 10 best-known works concern the doings of the fictional Marlow family. Forest also wrote two historical novels about the Marlows' Elizabethan ancestors.[2]