Edith Nepean

Mary Edith Nepean née Bellis (1876–1960) was a Welsh writer who wrote in English. Her 35 romantic novels mainly have Welsh settings or characters. Nepean was trained as a painter by Robert Fowler, and her paintings were demonstrated in exhibitions. She was a commandant of the Red Cross.

Biography Born in 1876 in Llandudno, she was the daughter of John Bellis, a county councillor, and his wife Mary. After being homeschooled, she studied painting under Robert Fowler. She later contributed to a number of exhibitions. Active in public life, she became a commandant of the Red Cross in Kent. She travelled to the Near East and the Balkans, where she developed an interest in the Gypsies of Transylvania. Starlit Folly (1955)