Elinor Brent-Dyer

Infobox Writer
name = Elinor Brent-Dyer


caption =
birth_name = Gladys Eleanor May Dyer
birthdate = birth date|1894|04|06
deathdate = death date and age|1969|09|20|1894|04|06
occupation = Novelist
genre = Adventure, School stories
period = 1922-1970
movement =
debut= "Gerry Goes to School"
influences =
influenced =
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Elinor M. Brent-Dyer (1894 – 1969) was a children’s author who wrote over 100 books during her lifetime, the most famous being the Chalet School series.

hort Biography

Elinor M. Brent-Dyer was born Gladys Eleanor May Dyer on 6 April 1894. She was the only daughter of Eleanor Watson Rutherford and Charles Morris Brent Dyer. Gladys had a half-brother, Charles Arnold, who was a product of Charles Morris Brent Dyers’ first marriage, but Charles junior never lived with his father.

Elinor, her mother, and her younger brother Henzell were abandoned by 'Charles Morris when Elinor was three years old. (Charles Morris eventually went to live with another woman and had a son — another Charles)

Elinor was educated in South Shields, the same town where she was born. After finishing her education, she attended Leeds Training College and returned to teach in her home town. It was around this time that she adopted the name Elinor Mary Brent-Dyer.

In 1922, Elinor published her first book — "Gerry Goes to School", which went on to become the first of the La Rochelle titles.

She was received into the Roman Catholic Church in 1930.

In 1933, Elinor and her mother moved to Hereford. For a while, Elinor was a commuting governess, but she eventually opened her own school in Hereford — the Margaret Roper School. This school was closed in 1948. Elinor then devoted all her time to writing.

In 1964, following the death of her mother several years earlier, Elinor moved to Redhill. She died there in 1969, and her final book was published posthumously the same year.

Bibliography

Chalet School Series

(in reading order)

1 "The School at the Chalet"

2 "Jo of the Chalet School"

3 "The Princess of the Chalet School"

4 "The Head-Girl of the Chalet School"

5 "The Rivals of the Chalet School"

6 "Eustacia Goes to the Chalet School"

7 "The Chalet School and Jo"

8 "The Chalet Girls in Camp"

9 "The Exploits of the Chalet Girls"

10 "The Chalet School and the Lintons"

11 "The New House at the Chalet School"

12 "Jo Returns to the Chalet School"

13 "The New Chalet School"

14 "The Chalet School in Exile"

15 "The Chalet School Goes to It"

16 "Highland Twins at the Chalet School"

17 "Lavender Laughs in the Chalet School"

18 "Gay From China at the Chalet School"

19 "Jo to the Rescue"

19a "Mystery at the Chalet School"

19b "Tom Tackles the Chalet School" 19c "The Chalet School and Rosalie"

20 "Three Go to the Chalet School"

21 "The Chalet School and the Island"

22 "Peggy Of The Chalet School"

23 "Carola Storms the Chalet School"

24 "The Wrong Chalet School"

25 "Shocks for the Chalet School"

26 "The Chalet School in the Oberland"

27 "Bride Leads the Chalet School"

28 "Changes for the Chalet School"

29 "Joey Goes to the Oberland"

30 "The Chalet School and Barbara"

32 "The Chalet School Does it Again"

33 "A Chalet Girl from Kenya"

34 "Mary-Lou of the Chalet School"

35 "A Genius at the Chalet School"

36 "A Problem for the Chalet School"

37 "The New Mistress at the Chalet School"

38 "Excitements at the Chalet School"

39 "The Coming of Age of the Chalet School"

40 "The Chalet School and Richenda"

41 "Trials for the Chalet School"

42 "Theodora and the Chalet School"

43 "Joey and Co. in Tirol"

44 "Ruey Richardson - Chaletian"

45 "A Leader in the Chalet School"

46 "The Chalet School Wins the Trick"

47 "A Future Chalet School Girl"

48 "The Feud in the Chalet School"

49 "The Chalet School Triplets"

50 "The Chalet School Reunion"

51 "Jane and the Chalet School"

52 "Redheads at the Chalet School"

53 "Adrienne and the Chalet School"

54 "Summer Term at the Chalet School"

55 "Challenge for the Chalet School"

56 "Two Sams at the Chalet School"

57 "Althea Joins the Chalet School'

58 "Prefects of the Chalet School"

La Rochelle Titles

"Gerry Goes to School"

"A Head Girl's Difficulties"

"The Maids of La Rochelle"

"Seven Scamps"

"Heather Leaves School"

"Janie of La Rochelle"

"Janie Steps In"

Other titles

"Chudleigh Hold"

"The Condor Crags Adventure"

"Top Secret"

"Fardingales"

"The Susannah Adventure"

"A Thrilling Term at Janeways"

"Caroline the Second"

"The School by the River" (1930)

"The New House-Mistress"

"Judy the Guide"

"The Feud in the Fifth Remove"

"Carnation of the Upper Fourth"

"Monica Turns Up Trumps"

"They Both Liked Dogs"

"The School by the River"

"The Little Marie-Jose"

"Elizabeth the Gallant"

"The Little Missus"

"The Lost Staircase"

"Lorna at Wynyards"

"Stepsisters for Lorna"

"Kennelmaid Nan"

"Nesta Steps Out"

"Beechy of the Harbour School"

"Leader in Spite of Herself"

"The School at Skelton Hall"

"Trouble at Skelton Hall"

"Bess On Her Own In Canada"

"A Quintette in Queensland"

"Sharlie's Kenya Diary"

"Verena Visits New Zealand"

"Jean of Storms"

Further reading

*McClelland, Helen. "Behind the Chalet School". (2nd ed.) Bettany Press.

External links/references

* [http://www3.shropshire-cc.gov.uk/brentdye.htm Biography @ shropshire-cc.gov.uk]
* [http://www.newchaletclub.co.uk/ebd_faq/ebdfaq_ebd-short_biog.htm Biography @ newchaletclub.co.uk]
* [http://www.rockterrace.demon.co.uk/FOCS/main.html Friends of the Chalet School]
* [http://www.the-cbb.co.uk/ CBB forum]