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Viola Bayley

Born

in Rye, The United Kingdom

January 08, 1911

Died

January 11, 1997

Genre

Children's, Fiction

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Viola Bayley was a British writer of adventure stories for children.

Viola Clare Wingfield Powles Bayley was the daughter of Isabel Grace Wingfield and Lewis Charles Powles. She was educated at Effingham House, Behnke Drama School, and Licenciate of the Guildhall School of Music, preparing for a career on stage.

Her uncle was a high court judge in Lahore, India, and it was on a visit to him in the winter of 1933 that Viola met her husband Vernon Thomas Bayley (C.M.G., O.B.E.) of the Indian Police. They spent some years living and traveling in India. During WWII Viola worked in the RAF cipher offices in Delhi and then as private secretary to the Governor’s wife.

Viola's husband joined the Foreign Office and thus began years of postings and t ...more

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Average rating: 3.83 · 47 ratings · 8 reviews · 38 distinct works • Similar authors

	White Holiday 3.56 avg rating — 16 ratings — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Shadow on the Wall really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1958 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Welsh Adventure 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1966 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Caribbean Adventure 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Die schwarze Laterne 4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1951 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paris Adventure 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Austrian Adventure really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Italian Adventure 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Wings of the Morning it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1936 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Adriatic Adventure really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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