author
Margaret T. Van Epps
Best remembered for the Nancy Pembroke books, this early-20th-century writer created brisk, wholesome adventures for young readers. Her stories mix college life, travel, friendship, and gentle personal growth.
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Nancy Pembroke in Nova Scotia
by Margaret T. Van Epps
About the author
Margaret T. Van Epps is known for the Nancy Pembroke series, a run of girls' novels published around 1930–1931. Confirmed titles include Nancy Pembroke, College Maid, Nancy Pembroke's Vacation in Canada, Nancy Pembroke, Sophomore at Roxford, Nancy Pembroke in New Orleans, Nancy Pembroke, Junior, Nancy Pembroke in Nova Scotia, and Nancy Pembroke, Senior.
The books follow a young college-age heroine through school life and travel, and they fit neatly into the tradition of early 20th-century series fiction for girls. Project Gutenberg's listing for Nancy Pembroke in Nova Scotia also shows the kind of themes associated with Van Epps's work: friendship, kindness, social life, and travel.
Very little firmly sourced biographical information about Van Epps herself was easy to confirm from the materials found here, so most attention remains on the books rather than the author's personal life. Based on the available records, she appears to be a largely forgotten but still interesting name in vintage American juvenile fiction.