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Kathlyn Rhodes
An English writer of popular fiction and children's books, she published across the early 20th century and is now also remembered for short stories that appeared in magazines such as The Strand. Her life moved from Yorkshire to London, and that mix of provincial and city experience fed a busy writing career.
2 Audiobooks
Afterwards
by Kathlyn Rhodes
The Making of a Soul
by Kathlyn Rhodes
About the author
Born Annie Kathleen Rhodes in Thirsk, Yorkshire, in 1877, she was educated first at home and later at private schools in north London. Biographical material from the Modernist Short Story Project says her family circumstances changed sharply after her father's sudden death in 1896, a turning point that shaped the years that followed.
Writing as Kathlyn Rhodes, she produced both children's fiction and romantic or popular fiction. Her work is linked with early 20th-century magazine culture as well as longer fiction, and modern reference listings identify her as an English writer whose dates were 1877 to 1962.
Although she is not widely known today, her career reflects the range and energy of many working authors of her time: school stories, novels, and shorter pieces written for a broad readership. That makes her an interesting figure for listeners who enjoy rediscovering overlooked writers from the late Victorian and Edwardian era.