Phyllis Matthewman

Phyllis Matthewman (née Barton) (19 January 1896 – 1979), British writer of children's books, mostly boarding school stories.

Personal life

Matthewman was born in Leeds, the elder daughter of Thomas Barton, an insurance manager, and Ada Mary (née Pollard). She had a sister, Joyce. In 1930, She married Sydney Matthewman, a literary agent, whose father ran the Swan Press in Leeds. They had no children. In 1964, her long-time friend Elinor Brent-Dyer was persuaded to leave the unmanageably large Victorian villa at which she had previously run a school in order to live with the Matthewmans, which she did until her death in 1969. After first living together as tenants in half of a house called Albury Edge, at Redhill, Surrey, they bought a house together, Gryphons, also at Redhill, in 1965.[1] Phyllis's aunt, who knew the Dyer family, had introduced them in childhood. Sydney Matthewman served as Brent-Dyer's agent.[2][3][4][5][6]

Selected Books

Danewood series
  • Chloe Takes Control, 1940
  • The Queerness of Rusty, 1941
  • Josie Moves Up, 1943
  • A New Role for Natasha, 1945
  • Justice for Jacqueline, 1946
  • Pat at the Helm, 1947
  • The Intrusion of Nicola, 1948

Kirkdale Priory series
  • Because of Vivian, 1947
  • The Turbulence of Tony, 1951
  • The Coming of Lys, 1951
  • The Amateur Prefects, 1951

The 'Mr. Jones' books
  • Thanks to Mr. Jones
  • Peter-New Girl
  • Mr. Jones Tips the Scales
  • Peter Plays the Sleuth

References
  1. http://www.rockshawroad.org.uk/Descriptions.htm#AlburyEdge
  2. The Encyclopaedia of School Stories: The encyclopaedia of girls' school stories, Rosemary Auchmuty, Joy Wotton, Ashgate, 2000, p. 223-4
  3. https://www.fantasticfiction.com/m/phyllis-matthewman
  4. http://ww2.newchaletclub.co.uk/the-author
  5. http://www.ju90.co.uk/scr.htm
  6. Heywood, Sophie (2016). "The children's collections at the University of Reading". Strenae. 11. doi:10.4000/strenae.1625.
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