Olivia FitzRoy (1921–1969) was a British author of children's books. She was the grand-daughter of the first Viscount Daventry, the Speaker of the House of Commons from 1928 until his death in 1943; her mother was a member of the famous Guinness family. Viscount Daventry, of Daventry in the County of Northampton, is a title in the Peerage of the United Kingdom. Year 1928 ( MCMXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1943 ( MCMXLIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (the link will display full 1943 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Guinness (ˈɡɪnɪs is a popular Dry stout that originated in Arthur Guinness ' brewery at St FitzRoy was one of five sisters.
The family spent their summers in Scotland, the setting of her books. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain. They were there in 1939 when her father, a naval officer, decided that they should remain in Inverewe for the duration of World War II. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The area was remote: FitzRoy wrote her first book, Orders to Poach (which told the story of the Stewart children receiving unusual instructions from their overseas father) to entertain her two younger sisters. [1] It was published by Collins, as Billy Collins was a friend of the family. The sequel, Steer by the Stars, was based in the same location.
FitzRoy carried on writing when she began service in the Women's Royal Naval Service, though she was stationed as far away as Ceylon. Sri Lanka, officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka ( Sinhalese:, இலங்கை known as Ceylon before 1972 is an Island After the war, she traveled with the 'Chipperfield Circus', which was the inspiration behind Wagons and Horses; she then went back to live in Scotland. Scotland ( Gaelic: Alba) is a Country in northwest Europethat occupies the northern third of the island of Great Britain.
FitzRoy married Sir Geoffrey Bates in 1957 and they had two daughters. She died aged only 48 of cancer in 1969.
Her books are being reissued by Fidra Books: the first became available in June 2006, the second in March 2007. Fidra Books is a publisher based in Edinburgh which specialises in reissuing forgotten children's books especially those from the 1940s onwards
References
- Olivia FitzRoy. Fidra Books. Retrieved on 8 August 2007. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century.
- Orders to Poach, Introduction by Olivia FitzRoy's sister, Barbara Ormrod. Edinburgh: Fidra Books, 2006
Notes
- ^ Ormrod, iii
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