Elsie J Oxenham was the pen-name of Elsie Jeanette Dunkerley (1880 - 1960). The choice of pseudonym was inspired by her father, William Arthur Dunkerley, who you may know better as writer John Oxenham.
She was said to be one of the `Big 4` most popular writers of stories for girls in her day, and continues to command a following. (The other three were Elinor Brent-Dyer, Dorita Fairlie Bruce and Angela Brazil in case you wondered ! )
She was at various times involved with the British Camp Fire Girls, The English Folk Dance Society and the Girl Guides, and drew on her experiences in these organisations for her books.
Undoubtedly, her best-known books are those in the Abbey Girls series, but in fact she had 89 books to her name, though two of these were published posthumously, after a relative came across the drafts among Ms Oxenham/Dunkerley`s effects.
A copy of The Abbey Girls at Home is at 3521 in our listings.
These Oxenham-related sites may be of interest to Elsie`s enthusiasts ;
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