Mrs. Thomas Geldart

Writing under the name Mrs. Thomas Geldart, she is identified in library and authority records as Hannah Ransome Geldart (c. 1820–1861). She was a British author and poet, and her work was especially associated with books for children and families.

Her published books show a wide range within that world: stories for young readers such as Emilie the Peacemaker and Truth Is Everything, historical titles including Stories of Ireland and her Four Provinces, and biographical or religious writing such as Memorials of Samuel Gurney. A rare-book exhibition note describes her as a prolific writer of juvenile literature from 1849 until her death in 1861.

Her books suggest a warm, instructive style shaped by the values of mid-19th-century family reading. Even now, she is remembered mainly through these steady, earnest works that aimed to entertain children while encouraging kindness, truthfulness, and good character.