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Marion St. John Webb
1888–1930
Best known for the enchanting children's fantasy Knock Three Times!, this English writer created stories and poems with a playful, dreamlike charm. Her work for young readers has lasted well beyond her short life, and several books remain remembered and reprinted.
2 Audiobooks
Knock Three Times!
by Marion St. John Webb
The Girls of Chequertrees
by Marion St. John Webb
About the author
Born in Hampstead on December 5, 1888, Marion St. John Adcock Webb was an English writer of children's novels and poetry. Reliable reference pages identify her as the daughter of poet and journalist Arthur St. John Adcock, and note that she wrote imaginative books for children at the start of the 20th century.
She is most closely associated with Knock Three Times! (1917), a fantasy novel that stayed in print long after its first publication. Reference sources also connect her with other children's books and verse, and describe her writing as an early example of the kind of gentle, whimsical style later popularized by A. A. Milne.
Webb died in Hampstead on May 2, 1930, at just 41 years old. Even so, her small body of work earned a lasting place in classic children's literature, especially among readers who enjoy magical adventures with an old-fashioned storybook feel.