Edith Bancroft

Edith Bancroft is credited as the author of the Jane Allen college series, including Jane Allen of the Sub-Team (1917), Jane Allen: Right Guard (1918), Jane Allen, Center (1920), and Jane Allen: Junior (1921). These books were published by Saalfield, and several remain available through Project Gutenberg, which has helped keep her work in circulation for modern readers.

Her fiction centers on a young woman navigating college life, sports, social pressures, and friendships. Contemporary descriptions of the series highlight its focus on the everyday world of the "college girl," while the novels themselves show a brisk, readable style and a strong interest in character and team spirit.

Very little biographical information about the writer herself could be confirmed from reliable sources I found, so her personal life remains unclear here. What does come through clearly is her place in a recognizable tradition of early American juvenile fiction written for girls, especially readers drawn to school and campus stories.