author
Edith Serrell
Best known for co-authoring Deer Godchild, a 1918 book created for the Fatherless Children of France, this little-known writer is linked to a fascinating family history that moved between France and New York. Her work carries the warmth of wartime compassion and a strong sense of care for children.
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Deer Godchild
by Marguerite Bernard, Edith Serrell
About the author
Edith Serrell is known as the joint author of Deer Godchild, published in New York in 1918 with Marguerite Bernard for the Fatherless Children of France. The book grew out of World War I relief efforts and reflects a message of empathy, generosity, and international friendship.
Reliable catalog records confirm her role as co-author, but detailed biographical information about her appears to be scarce. A special-collections description from Salisbury University connects an Edith Serrell in this family line with Dobbs Ferry, New York, and notes family ties stretching between France, New Orleans, and New York City.
Because so little has been widely documented, Serrell remains a somewhat mysterious figure today. Even so, her surviving work offers a clear glimpse of her interests: helping children, telling humane stories, and supporting a cause larger than herself.