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Dorothea Mary Moore - born in Islington 27 February 1880, was 1 of 5 children. In 1909 she lived in Aberdeen. She had plays performed by the Alexander Maclean Company. She served as a VAD in 1914 and subsequently moved to Eastbourne, keeping house for her brother, a Doctor. She became a guider there 1918 - 1927. She later moved to Buckhamshire, and died in London, 1933.
Dorothea wrote 65 novels, of which 23 were sachool stories. She also wrote children's historical, Ruritanian and adventure stories. She also wrote the 'Ursula' Series, 4 books, between 1908-1913.
Titles Written by Dorothea Moore
Mistress Dorothy: The Story Of A Brave Heart - 1902
Evelyn: A Chronicle - 1904
Sydney Lisle, The Heiress Of St Quentin - 1905
God's Bairn (aka: Marlowe Of The Fens) - 1905
Brown: A Story Of Waterloo Year - 1905
Elizabeth's Angel, And Other Stories - 1907
Knights Of The Red Cross - 1907
Jepthah's Lass: The Story Of A Rough Night - 1907
Pamela's Hero: A Tale Of The Gordon Riots - 1908
A Plucky School-Girl - 1908 - Ursula Series
The Christmas Children (aka: The Children Of The Marshes) - 1909
My Lady Bellamy: A Story Of Adventure - 1909
The Luck Of Ledge Point: A Tale Of 1805 - 1910
The Making Of Ursula - 1910 - Ursula Series
A Lady Of Mettle - 1910
The Lucas Girls; Or, The Man Of The Family - 1911
A Runaway Princess; Or, HRH Smith At School - 1912
Nadia To The Rescue: A Tale Of The Land Of The Czar - 1912
Terry The Girl-Guide - 1912 - Ursula Series
Under The Wolf's Fell: A Story Of The 'Fifteen' - 1912
Only A Girl!: The Story Of A Queer Christmas Party - 1913
Rosemary The Rebel - 1913 - Ursula Series
A Brave Little Royalist - 1913
Captain Nancy: A Story Of The 'Forty-Five - 1914
Cecily's Highwayman - 1914
Septima, Schoolgirl - 1915
Wanted an english Girl - An English Schoolgirl in Germany - 1916
When The Moon Is Green - 1917
Tam Of Tiffany's: A School Story - 1918
The Head Girl's Sister - 1918
Her Schoolgirl Majesty - 1918
The New Girl: A School Story - 1918
Head Of The Lower School - 1919
A nest of Malignants: A Storn of the civil War - 1919
The Right Kind Of Girl - 1920
An Adventurous Schoolgirl - 1921
The New Prefect - 1921
The New Girl At Pen-Y-Gant - 1922
Guide Gilly, Adventurer - 1922
Greta Of The Guides: A Story Of Wendover School - 1922
The Only Day-Girl - 1923
A Young Pretender - 1924
Fen's First Term - 1924
Smuggler's Way - 1924
In The Reign Of The Red Cap: A Story Of The French Revolution - 1924
A Golden Dawn - 1925
Z' House - 1925
A Rough Night: A Story Of The Wreckers - 1925
My Lady Venturesome: A Story Of 1685 - 1926
Perdita, Prisoner Of War - 1926
A Schoolgirl Adventurer
Brenda Of Beech House - 1927
Tenth At Trinder's - 1927
Seraphine-Di Goes To School - 1927
Adventures All! - 1927
Adventurers Two: A Story Of The Vendean Rising 1929
Judy, Patrol Leader - 1930
The Wrenford Tradition - 1930
Sara To The Rescue - 1932
At Friendship's Call - 1932
Nicky Of Nine Schools - 1932
Judy Lends a Hand - 1932
Dick Of The Day-Girls - 1933
Queens For Choice - 1934
Bab Goes To Court: A Story Of 1678 - 1936
The Crooked Headstone - 1939
(These are dates I have found, but can't guarantee accuracy - especially noting some were published after her death according to this).
