Author: Edith Caroline Pollock
Author: Edith Caroline Pollock (1853–1919)
Alternate Name(s): Janie Brockman (pseudonym); Ismay Thorn (pseudonym)
Biography: Edith Caroline Pollock was born on 8 April 1853 in London, the daughter of Sir Frederick Pollock, the Lord Chief Baron of the Exchequer, and his second wife Sarah Anne Amowah. She was the aunt of author Walter Herries Pollock. In her twenties, she began writing fiction, mostly aimed at juveniles, under the pseudonyms "Janie Brockman" and "Ismay Thorn." She never married and lived with one or more relatives during her life. She died on 4 November 1919 in Wandsworth.
References: British Census (1861, 1881, 1911); Wikipedia
Fiction Titles:
- Seven O'Clock: A Home Story for Home-loving Children. 1 vol. London: Frederick Warne, 1877.
- Pinafore Days: The Adventures of Fred and Dolly by Wood and Wave. 1 vol. London: J. F. Shaw, 1878.
- Only Five: or, Pussie's Frolics in Farm and Field. 1 vol. London: J. F. Shaw, 1879.
- A Six-Years' Darling: or, Trix in Town. 1 vol. London: J. F. Shaw, 1880.
- Bert. 1 vol. London: William Wells Gardner, 1889.
- From Story to Story. 1 vol. London: William Wells Gardner, 1889.
- Right Side Up. 1 vol. London: William Wells Gardner, 1889.