D. K. Broster
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Dorothy Kathleen Broster (2 September 1877– 7 February 1950), usually known as D.K. Broster was a British novelist and short-story writer, born in Garston, Liverpool at Devon Lodge (now known as Monksferry House), which lies in Grassendale Park on the banks of the River Mersey
. Educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College
and St. Hilda's College, Oxford (where she was one of the first students), she served as a Red Cross nurse during World War I with a voluntary Franco-American hospital.
Following the war she returned to Oxford where she worked as a secretary to the Regius Professor of history
and senior civil servants. She produced her best-seller, The Flight of the Heron, in 1925, and followed it up with two successful sequels, The Gleam in the North and The Dark Mile. She wrote several other historical novels, successful and much reprinted in their day, although the Jacobite Trilogy, featuring the dashing hero Ewen Cameron, remain the best known. The Flight of the Heron was made into a TV series of eight episodes by Scottish Television and shown in 1968.
Her short horror story, "Couching at the Door", has appeared in many anthologies.
River Mersey
The River Mersey is a river in North West England. It is around long, stretching from Stockport, Greater Manchester, and ending at Liverpool Bay, Merseyside. For centuries, it formed part of the ancient county divide between Lancashire and Cheshire....
. Educated at Cheltenham Ladies' College
Cheltenham Ladies' College
The Cheltenham Ladies' College is an independent boarding and day school for girls aged 11 to 18 in Cheltenham, Gloucestershire, England.-History:The school was founded in 1853...
and St. Hilda's College, Oxford (where she was one of the first students), she served as a Red Cross nurse during World War I with a voluntary Franco-American hospital.
Following the war she returned to Oxford where she worked as a secretary to the Regius Professor of history
Regius Professor of Modern History (Oxford)
The Regius Professor of Modern History at the University of Oxford is an old-established professorial position. The first appointment was made in 1724...
and senior civil servants. She produced her best-seller, The Flight of the Heron, in 1925, and followed it up with two successful sequels, The Gleam in the North and The Dark Mile. She wrote several other historical novels, successful and much reprinted in their day, although the Jacobite Trilogy, featuring the dashing hero Ewen Cameron, remain the best known. The Flight of the Heron was made into a TV series of eight episodes by Scottish Television and shown in 1968.
Her short horror story, "Couching at the Door", has appeared in many anthologies.