Meta Mayne Reid
Born1905
Yorkshire
Died1991
County Down
NationalityBritish

Meta Mayne Reid (1905–1991) was a Northern Irish children's writer.

Early life and education

Meta Mayne Reid was born to Marcus and Elvina Hopkins in Woodlesford, Yorkshire in 1905 and grew up there although her family was from Ulster in Ireland. She had one sister, Audrey. She was educated at home through governesses before going to Leeds Girls' High School. Mayne Reid went on to attend Manchester University. Later she moved to Crawfordsburn in County Down when her parents returned to the north of Ireland and there she was married to Dr E. Mayne Reid.

Work

It was in Ulster that she set most of her novels, both historical fiction and modern settings with a fantasy side. She wrote more than twenty children's novels as well as two novels for adults and one collection of poetry. Reid was involved with the Belfast chapter of PEN as both secretary and, from 1970 to 1972, president.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Bibliography

Novels

Children's books

Poetry

References

  1. ^ "Meta Mayne Reid". Ricorso. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Mayne Reid, Meta – Jane Badger Books". Jane Badger Books – The Encyclopaedia of Equine Literature. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  3. ^ Hutton, C.; Walsh, P. (2011). The Oxford History of the Irish Book, Volume V: The Irish Book in English, 1891-2000. History of the Irish Book. OUP Oxford. p. 381. ISBN 978-0-19-924911-4. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  4. ^ Writers Directory. Palgrave Macmillan UK. 2016. p. 1–PA23. ISBN 978-1-349-03650-9. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  5. ^ Hunt, P.; Ray, S.G.B.; Routledge (1996). International Companion Encyclopedia of Children's Literature. Routledge. p. 688. ISBN 978-0-415-08856-5. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  6. ^ Twentieth-century Children's Writers. Macmillan International Higher Education. 1978. p. 1044. ISBN 978-1-349-03648-6. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  7. ^ "Meta Mayne Reid – Woodlesford". Woodlesford – The Story of a Station. Retrieved 16 September 2019.
  8. ^ Baker, Ruth (1991). "The Innocent Eye: Meta Mayne Reid, 1905-1990". The Linen Hall Review. 8 (4): 17–19. JSTOR 20534217.
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