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Elsie J. Oxenham

Born

in Southport, Lancashire, The United Kingdom

November 25, 1880

Died

January 09, 1960

Genre

Children's Books

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A celebrated English girls’ school story writer, Elsie J. Oxenham's was born Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley in 1880 in Southport, Lancashire, She was the daughter of writer John_Oxenham, born William John Dunkerley, who had chosen the pseudonym ‘John Oxenham’. And Elsie decided to adopt the same surname for her writing career.

Her father was a clear influence upon her own writing. Her brother, Roderic Dunkerley, was also an author (published under his own name), as was her sister Erica, who also used the 'Oxenham' name.

She grew up in Ealing, West London, where her family had moved when she was a baby, living there until 1922, when the family moved again, to Worthing. After the deaths of her parents, Oxenham lived with her sister Maida. She died i ...more

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Average rating: 3.93 · 2,964 ratings · 272 reviews · 114 distinct works • Similar authors

	Girls of the Hamlet Club (The Abbey Girls, #1) by Elsie J. Oxenham, Harold C. Earnshaw (Illustrator) 4.30 avg rating — 121 ratings — published 1914	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Abbey Girls (The Abbey Girls, #2) 4.15 avg rating — 111 ratings — published 1920 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Abbey Girls in Town (The Abbey Girls, #15) 3.99 avg rating — 94 ratings — published 1925 — 20 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Abbey Girls at Home (The Abbey Girls, #18) 3.98 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1929 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The New Abbey Girls 3.93 avg rating — 84 ratings — published 1923 — 15 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Maid of the Abbey (The Abbey Girls, #28) 4.01 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1943 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Abbey Girls Again (The Abbey Girls, #14) 3.88 avg rating — 81 ratings — published 1922 — 13 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Girls of the Abbey School (The Abbey Girls, #3) 4.04 avg rating — 76 ratings — published 1921 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Biddy's Secret: A Romance of the Abbey Girls (The Abbey Girls, #21) by Elsie J. Oxenham, Nina K. Brisley (Illustrator) 4.31 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1932 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Joy's New Adventure: A Romance of the Abbey Girls (The Abbey Girls, #24) by Elsie J. Oxenham, Rene Cloke (Illustrator) 4.22 avg rating — 68 ratings — published 1935 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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