author
D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster
1877–1950
Best known for vivid historical romances set in the 18th and early 19th centuries, this English writer won lasting readers with sweeping adventure, careful period detail, and a memorable Jacobite trilogy. Her stories also ranged into shorter fiction with a darker, uncanny edge.
6 Audiobooks
The Vision Splendid
by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster, G. Winifred (Gertrude Winifred) Taylor
The Yellow Poppy
by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster
The flight of the heron
by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster
Chantemerle : A romance of the Vendean War
by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster, G. Winifred (Gertrude Winifred) Taylor
The Wounded Name
by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster
Sir Isumbras at the Ford
by D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster
About the author
Born in 1877, Dorothy Kathleen Broster wrote as D. K. Broster and became known for historical novels that brought past eras to life with energy and atmosphere. She studied at St Hilda's College, Oxford, and her fiction was especially drawn to the 18th and early 19th centuries.
Her best-known work is The Flight of the Heron (1925), the opening novel in her Jacobite trilogy, which helped establish her reputation with readers who loved adventure, romance, and Scottish history. Alongside her novels, she also wrote short stories, including tales with supernatural or eerie elements.
Broster died in 1950, but her books have continued to attract readers who enjoy immersive historical fiction written with a strong sense of place and mood.