Isla May Mullins

Born in Summerfield, Alabama, on April 30, 1859, Isla May Mullins was educated by private tutors and at Judson College. She married Rev. Edgar Young Mullins in 1886, and she died on February 6, 1936.

She wrote across several kinds of books, including fiction, children's stories, and reflective works for mothers and families. Her titles include The Boy from Hollow Hut, Anne of the Blossom Shop, The Blossom Shop, The Mt. Blossom Girls, Tweedie, Uncle Mary, and Side by Side: A Child Study.

Mullins also wrote Edgar Young Mullins in 1929, drawing on her close knowledge of her husband's life and work. Taken together, her books suggest a writer interested in home, growth, belief, and the everyday feelings that shape people's lives.