Phyllis Matthewman

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Phyllis Matthewman (née Barton) (19 January 1896 – 1979), was a British writer of children's books, mostly boarding school stories, and adult fiction.

Personal life

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Matthewman was born in Leeds, the elder daughter of Thomas Barton, an insurance manager, and Ada Mary (née Pollard). She had a sister, Joyce. In 1930 she married Sydney Matthewman, a literary agent, who ran[1][2][3] (or whose father ran) the Swan Press in Leeds.[4] They had no children. In 1964, her long-time friend Elinor Brent-Dyer left the large Victorian villa at which she had previously run a school in order to live with the Matthewmans, which she did until her death in 1969. After first renting half of a house called Albury Edge at Redhill, Surrey, they bought a house together, Gryphons, also at Redhill, in 1965.[5] Phyllis's aunt, who knew the Dyer family, had introduced them in childhood. Sydney Matthewman served as Brent-Dyer's agent.[6][7][8][9][10]

Matthewman also published under the names Kathryn Surrey and Jacqueline Yorke.[11]

Selected books

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Daneswood series

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  • Chloe Takes Control, 1940
  • The Queerness of Rusty, 1941
  • Josie Moves Up, 1943
  • A New Role for Natasha, 1945
  • Justice for Jacqueline, 1946
  • Pat at the Helm, 1947
  • The Intrusion of Nicola, 1948

Kirkdale Priory series

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  • Because of Vivian, 1947
  • The Turbulence of Tony, 1951
  • The Coming of Lys, 1951
  • The Amateur Prefects, 1951

The 'Mr. Jones' books

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  • Thanks to Mr. Jones, 1948
  • Peter-New Girl, 1948
  • Mr. Jones Tips the Scales, 1950
  • Peter Plays the Sleuth, 1950

Other children's books

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  • Jill on the Land (1942)
  • Clubs are Trumps (1946, The Lutterworth Press)
  • Amanda at the Manor (1954, Oliphants)
  • John Williams, biography of John Williams (missionary), (1954, Oliphants)
  • The Mystery of Snake Island (1962, University of London Press)
  • No Magic Carpet (1966, EJ Arnold)

Adult romance fiction

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  • Set to Partners (1944, Mills & Boon)
  • Utility Wedding (1946, Mills & Boon)
  • Stable Companions (1947, Mills & Boon)
  • How Could You, Jennifer! (1948, Mills & Boon)
  • River of Enchantment (1948, Mills & Boon)
  • As Kathryn Surrey, Maids A-Waiting (1948, Comyns)
  • Colour of Romance (1949, Mills & Boon)
  • The Veil Between (1950, Mills & Boon)
  • The Imprudence of Prue (1951, Mills & Boon)
  • Winged Cupid, (1951, Mills & Boon)
  • Clutch of Circumstance (1952, Mills & Boon)
  • Imitation Marriage (1952, Mills & Boon)
  • Castle to Let (1953, Mills & Boon)
  • Welcome Enemy (1953, Mills & Boon)
  • Luck for Lindy (1954, Mills & Boon)
  • Sir, she Said (1954, Mills & Boon)
  • The Beckoning House (1955, Mills & Boon)
  • Beginners, Please (1955, Mills & Boon)
  • Fetters of a Dream (1956, Mills & Boon)
  • Romance Goes Tenting (1956, Mills & Boon)
  • Safari with Wings (1957, Mills & Boon)
  • Cupid in Mayfair (1958, Mills & Boon)
  • Wife on Approval (1958, Mills & Boon)
  • Food of Love (1959, Mills & Boon)
  • Ace of Hearts (1960, Mills & Boon)
  • Call Me Cousin (1960, Mills & Boon)
  • Cupid Under Capricorn (1961, Mills & Boon)
  • Maiden's Castle (1962, Mills & Boon)
  • Voyage into Happiness (1962, Mills & Boon)
  • Ward of Court (1963, Mills & Boon)
  • A Brother for Jane (1964, Mills & Boon)
  • Make Up Your Mind, Nurse (1964, Mills & Boon)
  • The Wonderful Year (1964, Mills & Boon)
  • Bolt of Cupid, (1965, Mills & Boon)
  • The Heart is Highland (1965, Mills & Boon)
  • Tread Warily (1966, Mills & Boon)
  • The Magic of the Moon (1967, Mills & Boon)
  • The Time for Loving (1972, Mills & Boon, republished in the Woman's Weekly Library, 1974)

Adult thrillers

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  • Brides of the Devil (1946), published under the name Jacqueline Yorke

References

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