Annie E. Ridley

Born in 1839 and dying in 1923, she is identified in library and reference sources as an English novelist and education writer. Her known books include Under the Waves (1865), Better Than Good (1880), Frances Mary Buss and Her Work for Education (1896), and A Backward Glance (1904).

Her writing seems to have moved between imaginative fiction and nonfiction. That mix makes her interesting for modern readers: one book is a Victorian story for girls, while another looks closely at the life and work of Frances Mary Buss, an important figure in girls' education.

There is limited biographical detail readily confirmed in the sources I found, so much of her personal life remains in the background. Even so, the record of her publications shows a writer engaged with both storytelling and the educational ideas of her time.