author
Florence A. (Florence Antoinette) Kilpatrick
b. 1888
A British novelist and playwright, she built a lively career out of comedy, domestic mishaps, and spirited heroines. She is best remembered for the popular Elizabeth books and for plays that later reached the screen.
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Our Elizabeth: A Humour Novel
by Florence A. (Florence Antoinette) Kilpatrick
About the author
Born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, in 1888, Florence Antoinette Kilpatrick became a British author and playwright whose work ranged from humorous novels to stage pieces. Reference sources identify her as the creator of the Elizabeth sequence, a run of comic adventures centered on a bold, slapstick Cockney heroine.
Her writing career appears to have been especially active from the 1920s into the 1940s. In addition to her novels, she wrote plays including Virginia's Husband and The Hellcat, both of which were adapted for film, showing how naturally her lively, theatrical storytelling carried over to the screen.
Readers coming to Kilpatrick today will probably meet her through Our Elizabeth, which remains available in the public domain. Her work has a bright, energetic feel, with a taste for humor, character comedy, and fast-moving situations that made her popular entertainment in her day.