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Ernest Protheroe
A prolific early 20th-century British writer, he moved easily between fiction, children’s books, and lively nonfiction. His work also included patriotic wartime biographies, showing a knack for writing for a wide general audience.
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A Noble Woman: The Life-Story of Edith Cavell
by Ernest Protheroe
About the author
Ernest Hanley Protheroe (1866–1929) was a British teacher and a notably prolific author of both fiction and nonfiction. He wrote under his own name and, according to library and author-reference sources, also used several pseudonyms, especially for books aimed at girls.
His output ranged widely: adventure stories for younger readers, popular nonfiction, and books on subjects such as natural history and transport. During the First World War, he also wrote patriotic biographies, including a life of Edith Cavell.
Because he published across several genres and for different age groups, his work offers a good snapshot of the broad, energetic popular writing of his era.