Miss Read
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Dora Jessie Saint MBE (17 April 1913 – 7 April 2012),[1][2] née Shafe, best known by the pen name Miss Read, was an English novelist and, by profession, a schoolmistress. Her pseudonym was derived from her mother's maiden name.[3] She is best known for two series of novels set in the English countryside, the Fairacre novels and the Thrush Green novels.
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Born | Dora Jessie Shafe (1913-04-17)17 April 1913 South Norwood, London, England |
Died | 7 April 2012(2012-04-07) (aged 98) Shefford Woodlands, Berkshire, England |
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