Alison Uttley (1884 - 1976)

RA Collection: People and Organisations

English writer of over 100 books. She began writing to support herself and her son financially after she was widowed in 1930. Her first books were a series of tales about animals, including Little Grey Rabbit, The Little Red Fox, Sam Pig and Hare. She later wrote for older children and adults, particularly focussing on rural topics, notably in The Country Child (1931), a fictionalized account of her childhood experiences at her family farm home, Castletop, near Cromford.

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Born: 17 December 1884 in Cromford, Derbyshire, England, United Kingdom

Died: 7 May 1976

Nationality: British

Gender: Female

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