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Magdalene Horsfall

1884–1936

Best remembered for writing imaginative fiction for children, this early-20th-century British author also published darker, more reflective work. Her small surviving bibliography hints at a writer comfortable moving between fairy-tale wonder and more serious themes.

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The Fairy Latchkey

The Fairy Latchkey

by Magdalene Horsfall

About the author

Magdalene Horsfall was a British writer whose recorded lifespan is 1884–1936. Reliable catalog and authority records confirm her name and dates, but biographical details about her life appear to be scarce online.

She is associated with works including The Fairy Latchkey, a fantasy tale for children first published in the early 20th century, and Treasures of Darkness, which was published after her death. From the surviving records, she seems to have written both imaginative children's fiction and more contemplative prose.

Because so little verified background information is readily available, her profile today is shaped mainly by her books rather than by documented personal history. That relative obscurity gives her work a certain archival charm for readers interested in forgotten authors of the period.