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Marion St. John Webb
1888–1930
A writer of children's novels and poems with a gentle, playful imagination, she is best remembered for stories that charmed young readers long before that style became widely popular. Her work has a dreamy, old-fashioned appeal that still feels warm and inviting.
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, London, on December 5, 1888, Marion St. John Webb was an English writer of children's fiction and verse. She was the daughter of the poet and editor Arthur St. John Adcock, and she grew up in a literary family that helped shape her love of writing.
Webb wrote books and poems for children, and her work has often been noted for anticipating the light, whimsical tone later associated with A. A. Milne. Among her best-known books is Knock Three Times! (1917), which remained well known long after her death, and she also created the character "The Littlest One."
She died on May 2, 1930, at the age of 41. Although she is not as widely read today as some of her contemporaries, her stories still stand out for their sweetness, imagination, and affection for the inner world of childhood.