author
Alice A. Methley
A lively early-20th-century British writer, she moved easily between children's nonfiction, travel writing, and silent-film screenwriting. Her books have an inviting, curious tone that makes places, journeys, and everyday history feel close at hand.
1 Audiobook
How the World Travels
by Alice A. Methley
About the author
Alice A. Methley was a British author born in 1871 and died in 1934. Reliable catalog and film-reference sources connect her with children's and travel-focused books such as How the World Travels, A Child's Guide to London, and An Easy Guide to Bristol.
Her work suggests a talent for making big subjects approachable. In How the World Travels, for example, she introduces young readers to different ways people moved around the world, blending practical information with a sense of adventure and discovery.
She also wrote for early silent films, and film databases credit her on titles including Fanny's Melodrama, The Poisoned Chop, and Hunger Knows No Law. That mix of educational writing and screen storytelling gives her career an interesting range, even if many details of her life remain lightly documented today.