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Cicely Margaret Escott, known as Margaret Escott, (9 July 1908 – 15 August 1977) was a New Zealand novelist, drama teacher and poet.[1] She was born in Eltham, Kent, England,[1] and moved to New Zealand when she was 17.[2] She wrote three novels in the 1930s, the first two under the pen name C. M. Allen.[1] Escott's final work, a volume of poetry, was written in the months prior to her death in 1977, at Waitemata Harbour in New Zealand.[1]

Works

  • Allen, C. M. (1934). Insolence of office. London: Sampson Low and Company.
  • Allen, C. M. (1935). Awake at Noon. A Novel. London: Sampson Low and Company.
  • Escott, Margaret (1936). Show Down. Chatto & Windus.
  • Escott, Margaret (1980). Separation and/or greeting. Auckland University Press. ISBN 9780196479811.

References

  1. ^ a b c d e McLeod, Aorewa. "Cicely Margaret Escott". Dictionary of New Zealand Biography. Ministry for Culture and Heritage. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  2. ^ Wattie, Nelson (1998). "Escott, Margaret (1908–77)". In Robinson, Roger; Wattie, Nelson (eds.). The Oxford companion to New Zealand literature. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780195583489.