Editha Aceituna Thurlow Griffin (12 July 1876 – 10 June 1949) was a British writer, usually credited as E. Aceituna Griffin. She was the author of more than a dozen mystery and historical romance novels.
Editha Aceituna Thurlow Griffin | |
|---|---|
 E. Aceituna Griffin, from a 1906 publication | |
| Born | Editha Aceituna Thurlow 12 July 1876 Gibraltar |
| Died | 10 June 1949 Kensington |
| Occupation | Writer |
| Known for | Mystery and historical romance novels |
| Relatives | George Dodd (grandfather) |
Early life
Editha Aceituna Thurlow was born in Gibraltar, the daughter of British parents, Edward Hovell Thurlow and Georgina Violet Dodd Thurlow. Her father was a cavalry officer. Her grandfather George Dodd was a Member of Parliament.[1][2] Her middle name, spelled in various ways in British records, is a Spanish word for "olive".
Career
Griffin wrote murder mysteries and historical romances. Books by Griffin included Lady Sarah's Deed of Gift (1906),[3] A Servant of the King (1906),[4] Mrs. Vanneck (1907),[5] The Tavistocks (1909),[6] Pearl and Plain (1927),[7] Amber and Jade (1928),[8] Genesta (1930),[9] Conscience (1931),[10] Delia's Dilemma (1934),[11] Motive for Murder (1935, co-written with her daughter Joy Griffin),[12] The Punt Murder (1936),[13] Commandments Six and Eight (1936),[14] Sweets and Sinners (1937),[15] and Where There Is a Will (1939).[16] She also wrote stories in the same genres, including "The Spectre of the Severn Tunnel" (1899), "Selling Off" (1900), "Pride of Race" (1901),[17] and "The Nemesis of a Crime" (serialized in 1939).[18] She was also reported to have written two short plays.[19]
Griffin's earlier novel The Tavistocks was described approvingly in an Australian newspaper as "free from maudlin sentiment, and upholds a high moral and conventional tone".[20] But another Australian reviewer believed her novel Mrs. Vanneck "possesses none of the graces that should adorn a character study, but nearly all the faults that can distress a reader, even if he only reads for amusement."[21] A 1936 British review of her Motive for Murder found the novel "sophisticated" and "with almost sinister competence."[22]
Personal life
Editha Aceituna Thurlow married army officer Robert Chaloner Griffin (1871–1954) in 1905. They lived in Berkshire and had a son, Robert (1906–1990), and a daughter, Ursula Mary Joy (1913–1973, known as Joy). E. Aceituna Griffin died in 1949, aged 72 years, at her home in Kensington.[2]
References
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