Anne Hepple Dickinson, née Batty, (16 October 1877 – 10 November 1959), was a British writer and editor, who wrote over 25 romantic

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Anne Hepple. She was the first editor of ''The Woman's Magazine'' in London from 1931 to 1934.Life and times of Berwick author Ann Hepple are fondly recalled
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Life

Anne Hepple Batty was born on 16 October 1877 in Widdrington,

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, England. Daughter of Jane Emma, née Dodds (1857–1878) and George Batty (1852–1910). She had two brothers: Joseph (1876–1910) and John George Batty (1879–1887), a halfbrother: George Lennox Batty (1884–1979), and a half-sister: Agnes Mary Batty (1890–1982), who also was a writer as Agnes Ancroft. She married William Bain Dickinson at Berwick Parish Church in 1903, and they had a daughter: Hepple (1905), and a son: Bain (1907). They lived in Castle Terrace,

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, England, and other locations in the Berwickshire area. After her children were grown, she started to published as Anne Hepple. She published her first novel in 1928. In the 1930s, Anne moved to London to become editor of ''The Woman's Magazine'', a monthly publication around thirty pages in length, which cost a shilling. Her name was prominently displayed on the front cover of the magazine under the title. She answered readers’ questions in the column “Letters Grave and Gay”, and in 1933 and 1934 wrote an editorial page. The magazine mixed fiction with practical articles on dress making, cooking, decorating, travel, and so on. A number of her short stories appeared in the magazine, and some of her novels were serialized in the magazine before being published in book form. Anne Hepple Dickinson died at her daughter's house in

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, England, on 10 November 1959.

Works

* Jemima Rides 928 * The Untempered Wind

930 Year 930 ( CMXXX) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * The Althing, the parliament of Iceland, is established at þingvellir ("Thing Fields"). Chieftains from various tribes gather for ...

* Gay Go Up

931 Year 931 ( CMXXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place North Africa * The Ummayad Caliphate of Córdoba invades and conquers the city of Ceuta, which was ruled by the Berber dynasty Banu I ...

* The Runaway Family 1929?)/1932* The Old Woman Speaks

933 Year 933 ( CMXXXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Hugh of Provence, king of Italy, launches an expedition to Rome to remove the Roman ruler (''princeps'') Albe ...

* Scotch Broth

* Ask Me No More 934* Annals Of A Little Shop

935 Year 935 ( CMXXXV) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Spring – Arnulf I ("the Bad") of Bavaria invades Italy, crossing through the Upper Adige (modern Tyrol). He proceeds ...

* And Then Came Spring

* Heyday And Maydays

936 Year 936 ( CMXXXVI) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * June 19 – At Laon, Louis IV, the 14-year old son of the late King Charles the Simple, is crowned King of West Francia afte ...

* Touch-Me-Not

* Touch-Me-Again

* Sweet Ladies

* Heydays and Maydays

937 Year 937 ( CMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * A Hungarian army invades Burgundy, and burns the city of Tournus. Then they go southwards to Italy, pillaging the environs of ...

* Susan Takes A Hand 938* Riders Of the Sea 938* Evening At The Farm 939* The Piper in the Wind 939* The Taking Men 940* The Green Road To Wedderlee

942 Year 942 (Roman numerals, CMXLII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – The Hungarian raid in Spain (942), Hungarians invade Al-Andalus (modern Spain) and besiege the f ...

* The North Wind Blows

* Sigh No More 943* Sally Cockenzie

944 Year 944 ( CMXLIV) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab–Byzantine War: Byzantine forces are defeated by Sayf al-Dawla. He captures the city of Aleppo, and extends his c ...

* Can I Go There?

945 Year 945 (Roman numerals, CMXLV) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * January 27 – The co-emperors Stephen Lekapenos, Stephen and Constantine Lekapenos, Constantine a ...

* Family Affairs and Ships and Things

947 Year 947 (Roman numerals, CMXLVII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * Summer – A Principality of Hungary, Hungarian army led by Grand Prince Taksony of Hungary, Taksony campaign ...

* The House Of Gow 948* Jane Of Gowlands

949 Year 949 ( CMXLIX) was a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Arab-Byzantine War: Hamdanid forces under Sayf al-Dawla raid into the theme of Lykandos, but are defeated. The Byzant ...

* The Mettlesome Piece

951 Year 951 (Roman numerals, CMLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Europe * King Berengar II of Italy seizes Liguria, with help from the feudal lord Oberto I. He reorganizes the territorie ...

* Janet Forsythe

956 Year 956 ( CMLVI) was a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar. Events By place Byzantine Empire * Summer – Emperor Constantine VII appoints Nikephoros Phokas to commander of the Byzantine field army (''Domestic o ...

* I Want You To Come Here To Me

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Dickinson, Anne Hepple 1877 births 1959 deaths English romantic fiction writers English women novelists People from Widdrington, Northumberland Writers from Northumberland British women romantic fiction writers