D. K. (Dorothy Kathleen) Broster

Born in 1877, she was an English novelist and short-story writer whose work focused mainly on historical romances set in the 18th and early 19th centuries. She is usually remembered as D. K. Broster rather than by her full name, Dorothy Kathleen Broster.

Her most famous novel is The Flight of the Heron (1925), the opening volume of a Jacobite trilogy that helped build her reputation with readers who loved history, adventure, and emotional stakes. Her fiction is often noted for its strong historical setting and storytelling appeal.

Broster died in 1950, but her books continue to interest readers drawn to classic historical fiction and the romance of the Jacobite era.