Dorothea Moore

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Dorothea Moore

1880–1933

An English novelist of mysteries and supernatural tales, she wrote atmospheric fiction that moves easily between country-house intrigue and the uncanny. Her books, including "The Wrenford Tradition" and "The Late Mrs. Dane," have found new readers among fans of overlooked early 20th-century crime and ghost stories.

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Head of the Lower School

Head of the Lower School

by Dorothea Moore

Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin

Sydney Lisle, the Heiress of St. Quentin

by Dorothea Moore

About the author

Born in Islington, London, in 1880, Dorothea Moore was an English writer remembered for novels that mix mystery, suspense, and the supernatural. She published in the early decades of the 20th century, and her work often carries the quiet tension and shadowy mood that make classic British popular fiction so appealing.

Among her best-known titles are The Wrenford Tradition and The Late Mrs. Dane. Readers drawn to old dark houses, family secrets, and eerie undercurrents tend to enjoy her style, which sits somewhere between detective fiction and ghostly storytelling.

Moore died in 1933. Although she is not as widely known as some of her contemporaries, her novels continue to attract interest from readers who enjoy rediscovering forgotten writers from the golden age of popular fiction.