''H.C. Cradock'' born Augusta Whiteford in 1863 was an English children's book writer.

Biography

The daughter of a

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clergyman, she married Rev Henry Cowper Cradock, also a Church of England clergyman and took his initials as well as his surname as her

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. Their only child, Aline Mary, named after her mother-in-law Aline, was born in 1905. Cradock died after suffering a stroke in

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on 15 October 1941.

Bibliography

Non fiction

* ''The Care of Babies, a Reading Book for Girls'' (1908) * ''The Training of Children from Cradle to School, a Guide for Young Mothers, Teachers and Nurses'' (1909)

The Adventures of Josephine

* ''Josephine and Her Dolls'' (1915) * ''Josephine Keeps School'' * ''Josephine Keeps House'' * ''Josephine's Pantomime'' * ''Josephine's Christmas Party'' * ''Josephine Goes Travelling'' * ''Josephine, John, and the Puppy'' * ''The Bonny Book of Josephine''

Adventures of a Teddy Bear

* ''Adventures of a Teddy Bear'' (1934) * ''More Adventures of a Teddy Bear'' * ''In Teddy Bear's House'' * ''Teddy Bear's Shop'' * ''Teddy Bear's Farm'' * ''Pamela's Teddy Bears''

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External links

* http://www.bl.uk/reshelp/findhelpsubject/literature/chillit/craddock/cradock.html (Biography) * http://explore.bl.uk/primo_library/libweb/action/search.do?dscnt=0&frbg=&scp.scps=scope%3A%28BLCONTENT%29&tab=local_tab&dstmp=1412497056543&srt=rank&ct=search&mode=Basic&vl%28488279563UI0%29=any&dum=true&tb=t&indx=1&vl%28freeText0%29=Cradock%20Mrs%20Henry%20Cowper.&vid=BLVU1&fn=search (Bibliography) 1863 births 1941 deaths 20th-century English novelists 20th-century English women writers English children's writers English women novelists English women children's writers {{England-writer-stub