author
Edith Bancroft
A prolific early 20th-century writer of girls’ fiction, this author is best known for the Jane Allen books, stories filled with college life, friendship, and team spirit. Her novels capture the upbeat energy and changing possibilities of young women’s lives in that era.
3 Audiobooks
Jane Allen, Junior
by Edith Bancroft
Jane Allen, Center
by Edith Bancroft
Jane Allen, Right Guard
by Edith Bancroft
About the author
Edith Bancroft is remembered as an American writer whose work appeared in the early decades of the 20th century. She is most closely associated with the Jane Allen series, a set of popular juvenile novels centered on school and college adventures.
Her books follow energetic young heroines through friendships, competitions, and everyday challenges, with a tone that is warm, brisk, and encouraging. That focus on capable young women and campus life helped make the series a recognizable part of vintage girls' fiction.
Reliable biographical detail about her personal life appears to be scarce in the sources I could confirm, so it is safest to let the books speak for themselves: lively stories of ambition, loyalty, and growing independence for young readers.