Isabel C. (Isabel Coston) Byrum

Born in 1870, Isabel Coston Byrum was an American author whose books were published in the early 1900s. Records gathered by the Online Books Page list works such as How John Became a Man, Our darlings' A B C book, and The pilot's voice, showing the range of her writing from children's material to moral and family instruction.

Byrum wrote in a plain, practical style aimed at everyday readers. Her books focused on character, youth, home life, and religious instruction, which made them a natural fit for church and family reading. She is also associated with the Gospel Trumpet publishing circle, a major outlet in the holiness movement of her time.

She died in 1938. Although she is not widely known today, her writing offers a clear window into the devotional and family-centered literature that shaped many Protestant readers in the early twentieth century.