Mrs. Molesworth

Mary Louisa Molesworth, born Mary Louisa Stewart, wrote for children as Mrs. Molesworth. She began with novels for adults under the pen name Ennis Graham, then turned to children's books in the 1870s. Her best known story is The Cuckoo Clock, published in 1877. She wrote about a hundred books, many of them fairy tales and nursery stories set in comfortable Victorian homes, including The Christmas Princess.