Brent-Dyer, Elinor M. (–)
English children's book writer. Name variations: Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer. Born Gladys Eleanor May Dyer, April 6, , in South Shields, England; died Sept 20, , in Redhill, England; dau. of Charles Morris Brent Dyer and Eleanor "Nelly" Watson Rutherford; attended City of Leeds Training College.
Prolific writer of 98 books for young people, most notably the "Chalet School" and "La Rochelle" series, was schoolmistress at St. Helen's Northwood in Middlesex, at Moreton House School in Dunstable and at Fareham near Portsmouth; adopted name Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer (s); wrote 1st book Gerry Goes to School () for child actress Hazel Bainbridge; spent holiday in Austrian Tyrol at Pertisau-am-Achensee (early s), then successfully used the location for her famous "Chalet School" series, beginning with The School at the Chalet (); sought to use "Chalet" books to discourage parochialism and xenophobia through main character Jo Bettany; became a Roman Catholic (); moved to Hereford with mother and stepfather (), traveling daily to Peterchurch to work as governess; started Margaret Roper Girl's School in Hereford, serving as headmistress until school's closing in
Elinor Brent-Dyer was born Gladys Eleanor May Dyer in South Shields on 6 April , the only daughter of Eleanor (Nelly) Watson Rutherford and Charles Morris Brent Dyer. Her father had been married before and had a son, Charles Arnold, who was never to live with his father and stepmother. This caused some friction between Elinor’s parents, and her father left home when she was three and her younger brother, Henzell, was two. Her father eventually went to live with another woman by whom he had a third son, Morris. Elinor’s parents lived in a respectable lower-middle-class area, and the family covered up the departure of her father by saying that her mother had ‘lost’ her husband.
In Henzell died of cerebro-spinal fever, another event which was covered up. Friends of Elinor’s who knew her after his death were unaware that she had had a brother. Death from illness was, of course, common at this time, and Elinor’s familiarity with this is reflected in her books, which abound with motherless heroines.
Elinor was educated privately in South Shields, and returned there to teach after she had been to the City of Leeds Training College. In the early s she adopted the
Tom Tackles the Chalet School (Chalet School #31)
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| Title: | Tom Tackles the Chalet School (Chalet School #31) |
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| Publisher: | W. & R. Chambers, Ltd. |
| Tags: | fiction, juvenile, school stories |
| Description: | Tom&#;s parents had wanted a family of several sons, but they only had one child, a daughter. So her father raised her as if she had been a boy. Which made starting at a girls&#; school something of a shock for her. Note, although this is book #31 in order of publication the action takes place at a similar time to #17 Lavender Laughs in the Chalet School and #18 Gay from China at the Chalet School. The school has not yet moved to the island and the triplets are only four. [Suggest a different description.] |
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Author Bio for Brent-Dyer, Elinor Mary
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer was born Gladys Eleanor May Dyer on April 6, in South Shields, in the northeast of Eng
Elinor M. Brent-Dyer
Born
in South Shields, Northumberland, The United KingdomApril 06,
Died
September 20,
Genre
Children's, Historical Fiction, Cookbooks
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Elinor M. Brent-Dyer was born as Gladys Eleanor May Dyer on 6th April , in South Shields in the industrial northeast of England, and grew up in a terraced house which had no garden or inside toilet. She was the only daughter of Eleanor Watson Rutherford and Charles Morris Brent Dyer. Her father, who had been married before, left home when she was three years old. In , her brother Henzell died at age 17 of cerebro-spinal fever. After her father died, her mother remarried in
Elinor was educated at a small local private school in South Shields and returned there to teach when she was eighteen after spending two years at the City of Leeds Training College. Her teaching career spanned 36 years, during which she taught in a wide variElinor M. Brent-Dyer was born as Gladys Eleanor May Dyer on 6th April , in South Shields in the industrial northeast of England, and grew up in a terraced house which had no garden or inside toilet. She was the only daughter of Eleanor Watson Rutherford and Charles Morr
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