Dorothea Moore

Dorothea Mary Moore (1881 – 5 May 1933) was an author of children's and historical novels and a playwright. She was called a "faithful portrayer of the English schoolgirl." She published the first Girl Guide novel, Terry, the Girl Guide, in 1912.

Personal life Moore was born to Rev. W Moore. She had two sisters and one brother During World War I she volunteered with the Voluntary Aid Detachment at Malling House Hospital in Kent. She was in delicate health and lived with her brother, a doctor. She was a supporter of the Primrose League and a member of the Women's Writers Club.

Writing Many of Moore's books were published by S W Partridge and Co. Her works were translated into Norwegian, Swedish, Danish She published The Dorothea Moore Omnibus in 1931. As well as writing stand-alone books, Moore made contributions to Children's Friend magazine, the British Girls' Annual, the Girl's Own Paper and Little Folks. In 1924 she started editing a column "for cripple children in hospital wards" for The Cripples Journal.

Books Historical novels

Girl Guides Moore joined the Girl Guide movement in its infancy. She became captain of a Guide company in Eastbourne, She went on to become a Guide commissioner. Her book Terry, the Girl Guide (1912) was the first Girl Guide novel to be published, with a foreword by Agnes Baden-Powell, the Guide president. Moore's story Guide Gilly was featured in The Guide magazine, resulting in a stand-alone novel in 1922. She also contributed to The Girl Guides' Book in 1923 and 1926.