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Mabel Esther Allan

Born

in Wallasey, Cheshire, England, The United Kingdom

February 11, 1915

Died

May 14, 1998

Website

http://www.lib.usm.edu/~degrum/html/research/fi...

Genre

Children's Books

Influences

A.S. Neill

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A prolific British children's author, who also wrote under the pen-names Jean Estoril, Priscilla Hagon, Anne Pilgrim, and Kathleen M. Pearcey, Mabel Esther Allan is particularly known for her school and ballet stories.

Born in 1915 at Wallasey on the Wirral Peninsula, Allan knew from an early age that she wanted to be an author, and published her first short stories in the 1930s. Her writing career was interrupted by World War II, during which time she served in the Women's Land Army and taught school in Liverpool, but the 1948 publication of The Glen Castle Mystery saw it begin to take off in earnest. Influenced by Scottish educator A.S. Neill, Allan held progressive views about education, views that often found their way into her books, pa ...more

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Average rating: 4.06 · 4,852 ratings · 574 reviews · 231 distinct works • Similar authors

	The Ballet Family by Mabel Esther Allan, A.R. Whitear (Illustrator) 3.92 avg rating — 100 ratings — published 1963 — 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
	Time to Go Back 4.19 avg rating — 65 ratings — published 1972 — 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
	Catrin in Wales 3.96 avg rating — 53 ratings — published 1959 — 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
	Black Forest Summer 3.88 avg rating — 54 ratings — published 1957 — 8 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
	A Chill in the Lane 3.75 avg rating — 55 ratings — published 1974 — 8 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
	An Island in a Green Sea 4.13 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1972 — 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
	A Strange Enchantment 3.84 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1981 — 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
	Over the Sea to School by Mabel Esther Allan, W. Mackinlay (Illustrator) 3.71 avg rating — 38 ratings — published 1938 — 4 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
	Amanda Goes to Italy 3.94 avg rating — 31 ratings — published 1959 — 4 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 Amber House 4.14 avg rating — 29 ratings — published 1956 — 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

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Dundonay House (3 books)
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Mabel Esther Allan

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Wood Street (8 books)
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Mabel Esther Allan

4.34 avg rating — 29 ratings

Llanrhysydd Castle (2 books)
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Mabel Esther Allan

3.97 avg rating — 30 ratings

The Flash Children (2 books)
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Doreen Caldwell (Illustrator)

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Pine Street (9 books)
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3.33 avg rating — 12 ratings

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