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Harper Williams
Best known for the beloved classic The Velveteen Rabbit, this early 20th-century children’s writer also published the eerie novel The Thing in the Woods under the pen name Harper Williams.
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The thing in the woods
by Harper Williams
About the author
Born in London in 1881, Margery Williams became a professional writer while still young and later built a lasting reputation as an author of children's books. She is most closely associated with The Velveteen Rabbit, the story that made her famous and has stayed widely loved for generations.
The name Harper Williams was used as a pseudonym for The Thing in the Woods, a darker and more unusual novel than the gentle work many readers know her for. That contrast makes the name especially interesting: behind it was a writer whose range extended from tender childhood classics to atmospheric early fantasy and horror.
Williams died in 1944, but her work continues to reach new readers. Whether someone discovers her through the warmth of The Velveteen Rabbit or the mystery of her pseudonymous fiction, her writing still feels imaginative, emotionally clear, and easy to remember.