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Maude Mary Butler
1858–1933
A little-known writer of late Victorian and Edwardian children’s fiction, Maude Mary Butler created stories filled with adventure, faith, and moral courage. Her books include A Soldier’s Son, Violette: A Story of Seeking and Finding, and The Story of Little Hal and the Golden Gate.
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A soldier's son
by Maude Mary Butler
About the author
Maude Mary Butler (1858–1933) was an author associated with children’s literature. Her surviving bibliography includes A Soldier’s Son, which is available through Project Gutenberg, as well as Violette: A Story of Seeking and Finding and The Story of Little Hal and the Golden Gate.
A catalog of children’s books also records The Rightful Daughter, or, The Two Lights of Fennlytton, published by Jarrold & Sons in 1896, and identifies Butler as the author of Paul: A Little Mediator. These titles suggest a focus on young readers and stories shaped by perseverance, family, and faith.
Little biographical information about Butler has been preserved, but her books remain a window into the values and storytelling traditions of children’s fiction in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.