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Best known for gentle, thoughtful books for children and a small body of poetry, this Scottish writer published from the late 19th century into the early 20th. His work ranges from festive verse to light, imaginative stories with a warm, old-fashioned charm.

by Hamish Hendry
Hamish Hendry was a Scottish author associated with children's literature and poetry. Library and catalog records link him to works including Burns from Heaven, with Some Other Poems, Holidays & Happy-Days, Just Forty Winks, and Red Apple and Silver Bells, suggesting a career that moved between verse and playful writing for younger readers.
Available reference sources identify him as being from Alloa, Scotland, and describe him as active around the turn of the 20th century and into the 1920s. Although detailed biographical information appears to be scarce, the surviving titles point to a writer interested in seasonal customs, storytelling, and the imaginative worlds of childhood.
Because so little verified personal information is readily available online, Hendry is remembered today mainly through his books rather than through a well-documented life story. That relative obscurity gives his work a discovery-like appeal for modern listeners who enjoy classic children's writing and lesser-known Scottish voices.