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May Emery Hall
A little-known early 20th-century writer, she moved between history, travel, children's fiction, and practical advice for aspiring authors. Her surviving books suggest a lively interest in young readers and in telling the past in an accessible way.
1 Audiobook
Roger Williams
by May Emery Hall
About the author
May Emery Hall was an American author active in the 1910s through the 1930s. Confirmed records connect her with Dutch Days and Jan and Betje; a Story of Two Dutch Children from 1914, Roger Williams from 1917, and Writing the Juvenile Story from 1939.
Those books show a writer with a broad range. She published travel writing and children's stories with a Dutch setting, wrote a historical work on Roger Williams, and later produced a guide for people who wanted to write for younger readers.
Very little verified biographical information about her appears to be readily available online today. Even so, her bibliography suggests a practical, versatile author who cared about history, storytelling, and the craft of writing for children.