Miss Read

Miss Read
Born
Dora Jessie Shafe

(1913-04-17)17 April 1913
South Norwood, London, England
Died7 April 2012(2012-04-07) (aged 98)
Shefford Woodlands, Berkshire, England

Dora Jessie Saint MBE (17 April 1913 – 7 April 2012),[1][2] née Shafe, best known by the pen name Miss Read, was an English novelist and, by profession, a schoolmistress. Her pseudonym was derived from her mother's maiden name.[3] She is best known for two series of novels set in the English countryside, the Fairacre novels and the Thrush Green novels.

  1. ^ "Obituary: Dora Saint". Daily Telegraph. 11 April 2012.
  2. ^ Fox, Margalit (14 April 2012). "Dora Saint, a k a Miss Read of Fiction Fame, Dies at 98". The New York Times.
  3. ^ Guardian website, Miss Read Obituary, article by Dennis Barker dated 12 April 2012