| Angela
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| Nationality - English |
Profession - Author |
| Date of birth - 30 Nov 1868
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Date of death - 1947 |
| Place of birth
- Preston : Lancashire |
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Angela Brazil was born on November 30, 1868, in Preston, Lancashire, England. The Brazils already had three children - Clarence, 10; Walter, 8; and Amy, 6.
Angela's father, a rather remote figure like many fathers of the period, was involved in the cotton manufacturing industry from which he made a good living.
Angela, at the age of four, was sent to a small, local private ladies school that encouraged pupils in art, literature and music.
The Brazil family moved to Egremont in the Wirral and Angela enrolled in 'The Turrets', Wallasey, at the age of six. She later moved up to Manchester Secondary at the age of nine, then to Ellerslie and eventually down to Heatherley, a school for up-and-coming artists in London.
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Like many children's writers of the period, Angela began her writing career contributing to magazines. At that time, she developed a strong interest in Welsh mythology, due most likely to her parents spending holidays in a cottage in Wales, together with her earlier training in botany and other brushes with nature and the outdoors.
Encouraged by her sister, Amy, and friends Angela finally began work on a novel at the age of 35.
'A Terrible Tomboy', appeared on the shelves in 1905. This was not strictly a school story but Angela's second novel, 'The Fortunes of Philippa', fulfilled the guidelines of that genre admirably.
More than 40 other school stories were to follow but unlike other writers of such tales, she never used the same characters again. Each story stands on its own, distinct from all the others. Her books are filled with well-delineated characters.
Between 1904 and 1946 Angela Brazil published over 50 books for girls. |
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