Winifred Peck
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Lady Winifred Peck (1882 – 20 November 1962) was an author of literary fiction and biographies. A member of a remarkable family, her father was Edmund Arbuthnott Knox
, the fourth Bishop of Manchester, and her siblings were E. V. Knox
, editor of Punch magazine, Ronald Knox
, theologian and writer, Dilly Knox
, cryptographer, Wilfred Lawrence Knox, clergyman, and Ethel Knox. Peck’s niece was the Booker Prize-winning author Penelope Fitzgerald
who wrote a biography of her father, E. V. Knox
, and her uncles, entitled The Knox Brothers.
Peck was one of the first 40 pupils to attend Wycombe Abbey School, and she went on to read Modern History at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Peck’s first book was a biography of Louis IX
in 1909. Ten years after this, she began her novel-writing career which saw twenty-five books over a period of forty years, including House-bound (1942) which was reprinted in 2007 by Persephone Books
. Also included among her work are two books on the subject of her own childhood, A Little Learning (1952) and Home for the Holidays (1955).
In 1911 she married James Peck
, a British civil servant, who was awarded a knighthood in 1938. They had three children.
Edmund Arbuthnott Knox
Edmund Arbuthnott Knox was the fourth Bishop of Manchester, from 1903 to 1921. He was described as a prominent evangelical....
, the fourth Bishop of Manchester, and her siblings were E. V. Knox
E. V. Knox
Edmund George Valpy Knox , was a poet and satirist who wrote under the pseudonym Evoe. He was editor of Punch 1932-1949, having been a regular contributor in verse and prose for many years....
, editor of Punch magazine, Ronald Knox
Ronald Knox
Ronald Arbuthnott Knox was an English priest, theologian and writer.-Life:Ronald Knox was born in Kibworth, Leicestershire, England into an Anglican family and was educated at Eton College, where he took the first scholarship in 1900 and Balliol College, Oxford, where again...
, theologian and writer, Dilly Knox
Dilly Knox
Alfred Dillwyn 'Dilly' Knox CMG was a classics scholar at King's College, Cambridge, and a British codebreaker...
, cryptographer, Wilfred Lawrence Knox, clergyman, and Ethel Knox. Peck’s niece was the Booker Prize-winning author Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Fitzgerald
Penelope Fitzgerald was a Booker Prize-winning English novelist, poet, essayist and biographer. In 2008, The Times included her in a list of "The 50 greatest British writers since 1945".-Early life:...
who wrote a biography of her father, E. V. Knox
E. V. Knox
Edmund George Valpy Knox , was a poet and satirist who wrote under the pseudonym Evoe. He was editor of Punch 1932-1949, having been a regular contributor in verse and prose for many years....
, and her uncles, entitled The Knox Brothers.
Peck was one of the first 40 pupils to attend Wycombe Abbey School, and she went on to read Modern History at Lady Margaret Hall, Oxford.
Peck’s first book was a biography of Louis IX
Louis IX
Louis IX may refer to:* Louis IX of France .* Louis IX, Duke of Bavaria "the Rich" * Louis IX, Landgrave of Hesse-Darmstadt ....
in 1909. Ten years after this, she began her novel-writing career which saw twenty-five books over a period of forty years, including House-bound (1942) which was reprinted in 2007 by Persephone Books
Persephone Books
Persephone Books is an independent publisher based in Bloomsbury, London. Founded in 1999 by Nicola Beauman, Persephone has a catalogue of 93 "neglected novels, diaries, poetry, short stories, non-fiction, biography and cookery books, mostly by women and mostly dating from the early to...
. Also included among her work are two books on the subject of her own childhood, A Little Learning (1952) and Home for the Holidays (1955).
In 1911 she married James Peck
James Peck
James Peck may refer to:*James H. Peck , American judge in Missouri impeached for abuse of power*Sir James Peck , British civil servant and local government officer...
, a British civil servant, who was awarded a knighthood in 1938. They had three children.