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Geraldine Mitton

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Mitton in the early 1930s

Geraldine Edith Mitton (14 October 1868 – 25 March 1955), pen name G. E. Mitton, was an English novelist, biographer, editor, and guide-book writer.[1] Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, she was the third daughter of Rev. Henry Arthur Mitton, a master of Sherburn Hospital.[2] In 1896, she moved to London, where she worked with Walter Besant on his survey of London.[2] In 1899 she joined the staff of the publishing company A & C Black, where she was on the editorial staff of Who's Who.[3] She married colonial administrator Sir George Scott in 1920, becoming his third wife.[2] She collaborated with Scott on several novels set in Burma, and wrote his biography, Scott of the Shan Hills, which was published in 1936, the year after his death.[2]

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Jointly with J. G. Scott:

References

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  1. ^ "MITTON, G. E." Who's Who. Vol. 59. 1907. p. 1236.
  2. ^ a b c d "DEATH OF LADY SCOTT". West Sussex Gazette. 5 May 1955.
  3. ^ "DEATH OF LADY SCOTT". West Sussex Gazette. 5 May 1955.
  4. ^ See Chelsea: The Fascination of London at Project Gutenberg
  5. ^ See A Bachelor Girl in Burma, p. frontcover, at Google Books
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