Ethel Talbot

Born in Sutton Coldfield in 1880, Ethel Mary Talbot became a notably prolific English writer for young readers, especially remembered for girls' school stories. Available reference sources agree on the broad outline of her life: she grew up in a large family, her parents Hugh Talbot and Margaret Ellen Turrell were associated with the Plymouth Brethren, and relatively little is firmly documented about her early education.

As an adult, she lived for a time in Edinburgh, and some sources note that she shared a house for several years with fellow school-story writer E. M. de Foubert. Her fiction often centered on school life, guides, camps, and practical adventure, giving readers brisk plots and capable young heroines.

Her known books include Peggy's Last Term, The Bravest Girl in School, Betty at St. Benedick's, and The Island Camp. She died in 1944. A confirmed portrait was not available from the pages reviewed, so no profile image is included here.