author
H. Mary Wilson
Best remembered for gentle children's stories meant for reading aloud, this early writer created short, comforting tales with a clear bedtime feel. Her surviving work suggests a strong interest in simple storytelling for young readers.
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Nearly Bedtime: Five Short Stories for the Little Ones
by H. Mary Wilson
About the author
H. Mary Wilson is a little-documented author best known today for Nearly Bedtime: Five Short Stories for the Little Ones, a collection preserved by Project Gutenberg. The book presents five short stories for children and was originally issued by the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge.
Catalog records also connect her with Dew: a simple story for children, published in London by Blackie & Son in 1889, and identify her there as the author of Crip. Taken together, those records suggest she wrote moral and domestic fiction for younger readers, likely in the late 19th century.
Very little biographical information about her appears to be readily available in major public sources, so details such as her full name, dates, and personal history are unclear. What remains easiest to confirm is the tone of her work: brief, accessible children's stories designed to feel warm, calm, and easy to share.