author

Edith E. Cuthell

d. 1929

Best known for stories shaped by years spent in India, this English writer also turned to children's fiction and historical biography. Her books mix travel, domestic life, and a strong feel for place.

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The Robber Baron of Bedford Castle

The Robber Baron of Bedford Castle

by A. J. Foster, Edith E. Cuthell

About the author

Edith E. Cuthell (1853–1929) was an English author who wrote fiction, children's books, and biography. Reliable reference sources identify her as the daughter of John N. Foster, and note that she later married Lieutenant Colonel Thomas George Cuthell.

She spent a number of years in India, and that experience fed directly into much of her writing. Works associated with her include In Tent and Bungalow, In Camp and Cantonment, and other stories with Indian settings, alongside children's books and longer historical studies such as her biography of Marie Louise, Duchess of Parma.

After her years abroad, she is recorded as settling in Surrey. Although she is not widely known today, her writing remains of interest for its mix of imperial travel experience, storytelling, and late Victorian popular history.