E. H. (Emily Hilda) Young

Born in Northumberland in 1880, Emily Hilda Young published as E. H. Young and became known for novels that explored middle-class life with unusual psychological depth. She was educated at Gateshead Secondary School and Penrhos College, married Bristol solicitor John Arthur Helton Daniell in 1902, and later drew heavily on Bristol for the fictional cityscapes in many of her books.

Young supported the women's suffrage movement and, during the First World War, worked first in a stable and then in a munitions factory. Alongside her adult fiction, she also wrote for children, and sources describe her as a mountaineer as well as a novelist.

Her best-known books include Miss Mole, Jenny Wren, William, and The Misses Mallett. Though less widely read today than in her own lifetime, she has continued to attract readers who enjoy intelligent, character-driven fiction with a strong sense of place.