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Mrs. Thomas Geldart
1819–1861
A prolific Victorian writer for young readers, she published moral tales, histories, and domestic guidance that aimed to teach through warm, everyday storytelling. Writing under her married name, she built a substantial body of children's literature before her early death in 1861.
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Emilie the Peacemaker
by Mrs. Thomas Geldart
About the author
Hannah Ransome Geldart, usually published as Mrs. Thomas Geldart, was a British author of juvenile literature born around 1819 or 1820 and died in 1861. A reference work on Victorian authors identifies her as Hannah Ransome Martin by birth and notes that she was the younger sister of novelist Emma Marshall.
She wrote steadily from the late 1840s until her death, and contemporary library and collection records show a wide range of books for children and families under her married name. Her works include titles such as Emilie the Peacemaker, Truth Is Everything, Stories of England and her Forty Counties, and Stories of Scotland and Its Adjacent Islands, suggesting a mix of moral instruction, domestic themes, and popular history.
What stands out most is her clear focus on young readers. Even now, she is remembered mainly for stories meant to guide children through kindness, truthfulness, and everyday behavior, written in a straightforward Victorian style that tried to make lessons feel personal rather than severe.