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Caroline Pridham
A Victorian writer for children, she blended Bible teaching, natural history, and everyday observation in books meant to inform as well as delight. Her surviving works range from animal stories to simple talks on creation and the Holy Land.
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Twilight and Dawn; Or, Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation
by Caroline Pridham
About the author
Born in Chester, England, Caroline Pridham became known as a children's writer. A reliable biographical source notes that she married Thomas L. Pridham, a surgeon and coroner in Devon, in 1839, and later remarried after his death, becoming the third wife of Lewis Gorham Wait.
Her books show a warm, instructive style shaped by religious and educational interests. Titles linked to her include Domestic Pets: Their Habits and Treatment, Anecdotal and Descriptive (1893), Little Elsie's Book of Bible Animals (1895), Peeps at Palestine and its People, and Twilight and Dawn; Or, Simple Talks on the Six Days of Creation (1912).
Some editions and catalogs also identify her as Mrs. L. G. Wait, reflecting her later marriage. While detailed biographical information appears to be limited, her work clearly speaks to readers who enjoyed gentle moral teaching, nature writing, and accessible introductions to biblical subjects.