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Marion St. John Webb
d. 1930
A British writer and poet for children, she mixed everyday childhood with fairy-tale wonder in stories that feel gentle, imaginative, and a little dreamlike. Her best-known books include Knock Three Times! and a long run of fairy volumes created with illustrator Margaret Tarrant.
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 Webb was a British writer of children's fiction and verse. She was the daughter of poet Arthur St. John Adcock, and records linked to her name identify her as Marion St. John Adcock Webb.
She wrote novels as well as poems for children, with Knock Three Times! (1917), The Girls of Chequertrees (1918), and The House with the Twisting Passage (1922) among the works most often noted today. She is also remembered for her collaborations with illustrator Margaret Tarrant on fairy-themed books, including titles such as The Forest Fairies, Water Fairies, Heath Fairies, and Insect Fairies.
Webb died in London on May 2, 1930, still young, but her work has remained part of the rich tradition of early 20th-century children's literature. Her writing is often associated with a tender, enchanted view of childhood that was especially popular in her era.