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M. B. Manwell
Known today mostly through surviving children's stories from the late Victorian and Edwardian era, this writer created moral, domestic, and adventure fiction for young readers. The books have a warm, old-fashioned storytelling style, often centered on family life, character, and everyday tests of courage.
2 Audiobooks
A Big Temptation
by L. T. Meade, Maggie Browne, M. B. Manwell
The Captain's Bunk A Story for Boys
by M. B. Manwell
About the author
M. B. Manwell was a writer of children's fiction whose work appeared in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Reliable catalog and public-domain sources confirm titles including The Captain's Bunk, The Waif of Bounders' Rents, Mother's Boy, Tony's Neighbour, Gerty's Triumph, and The Boys of Monk's Harold.
The surviving record suggests a strong focus on fiction for younger readers, especially stories about family life, moral choices, friendship, and growing up. The Captain's Bunk, preserved by Project Gutenberg, is a good example: a boy's story set around home and adventure, with the clear didactic streak common in children's books of its period.
Very little biographical information about the person behind the name seems to be readily documented in major public reference sources, so details such as full name, dates, and personal background are uncertain. What does remain clear is the body of work itself: a shelf of earnest, readable children's books that still offer a glimpse of popular juvenile fiction from another age.