author
Sara D. (Sara Davis) Jenkins
Known for adapting classic stories into accessible prose for younger readers, this early-20th-century writer helped bring works like Marmion and The Lady of the Lake to new audiences. Her books blend literary retelling with a clear, approachable style.
1 Audiobook
The Prose Marmion: A Tale of the Scottish Border
by Sara D. (Sara Davis) Jenkins, Walter Scott
About the author
Sara D. Jenkins, also published as Sara Davis Jenkins, is credited with prose adaptations of classic literary works for young readers. Project Gutenberg lists her among its authors, and The Prose Marmion identifies her as the adapter of that retelling as well as the author of a prose version of The Lady of the Lake.
The surviving record available online points more clearly to her published work than to personal biographical details. In The Prose Marmion, the title page places her work in Ithaca, New York, and presents her as a writer focused on making major literary texts easier for general and younger audiences to read.
Because reliable public sources on her life are limited, much of her background remains unclear. What does stand out is her role as an interpreter of well-known poems and stories, reshaping them into straightforward narratives that could introduce new readers to older classics.