Anne Digby
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Anne Digby is a prolific British children's author best known for the Trebizon
series, published between 1978 and 1994.
She attended North London Collegiate School
, before becoming a magazine journalist and lived in Paris for a time. She then worked as a press officer for Oxfam
in Oxford
. Her first novel was A Horse Called September (1975). She wrote fourteen novels set in the fictional Cornish boarding school Trebizon
between 1978 and 1994. She has also written the Me, Jill Robinson series of books, the Jug Valley Juniors series, Quicksilver Horse and The Big Swim of the Summer. She added six books to Enid Blyton
's Naughtiest Girl series and created the Three R Detective books for younger readers.
Though her books have been out of print for a while, Fidra Books of Edinburgh has recently republished Fifth Year Friendships at Trebizon, which has a foreword by Digby. Additionally, since May 2011 all fourteen titles in her Trebizon
series have been made widely available as e-books.
She lives in East Sussex
.
Trebizon
Anne Digby wrote fourteen school story novels set in the fictional school Trebizon, published between 1978 and 1994. Like Enid Blyton's much earlier creation, Malory Towers, Trebizon is located in Cornwall....
series, published between 1978 and 1994.
She attended North London Collegiate School
North London Collegiate School
North London Collegiate School is an independent day school for girls founded in 1850 in Camden Town, and now in the London Borough of Harrow.The Good Schools Guide called the school an "Academically stunning outer London school in a glorious setting which, in 2003, demonstrated its refusal to rest...
, before becoming a magazine journalist and lived in Paris for a time. She then worked as a press officer for Oxfam
Oxfam
Oxfam is an international confederation of 15 organizations working in 98 countries worldwide to find lasting solutions to poverty and related injustice around the world. In all Oxfam’s actions, the ultimate goal is to enable people to exercise their rights and manage their own lives...
in Oxford
Oxford
The city of Oxford is the county town of Oxfordshire, England. The city, made prominent by its medieval university, has a population of just under 165,000, with 153,900 living within the district boundary. It lies about 50 miles north-west of London. The rivers Cherwell and Thames run through...
. Her first novel was A Horse Called September (1975). She wrote fourteen novels set in the fictional Cornish boarding school Trebizon
Trebizon
Anne Digby wrote fourteen school story novels set in the fictional school Trebizon, published between 1978 and 1994. Like Enid Blyton's much earlier creation, Malory Towers, Trebizon is located in Cornwall....
between 1978 and 1994. She has also written the Me, Jill Robinson series of books, the Jug Valley Juniors series, Quicksilver Horse and The Big Swim of the Summer. She added six books to Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton
Enid Blyton was an English children's writer also known as Mary Pollock.Noted for numerous series of books based on recurring characters and designed for different age groups,her books have enjoyed huge success in many parts of the world, and have sold over 600 million copies.One of Blyton's most...
's Naughtiest Girl series and created the Three R Detective books for younger readers.
Though her books have been out of print for a while, Fidra Books of Edinburgh has recently republished Fifth Year Friendships at Trebizon, which has a foreword by Digby. Additionally, since May 2011 all fourteen titles in her Trebizon
Trebizon
Anne Digby wrote fourteen school story novels set in the fictional school Trebizon, published between 1978 and 1994. Like Enid Blyton's much earlier creation, Malory Towers, Trebizon is located in Cornwall....
series have been made widely available as e-books.
She lives in East Sussex
East Sussex
East Sussex is a county in South East England. It is bordered by the counties of Kent, Surrey and West Sussex, and to the south by the English Channel.-History:...
.