Mrs. Molesworth

Mary Louisa Molesworth (1839–1921) was a British author best known for her children's books, published under the name Mrs. Molesworth. Working from the 1870s into the early twentieth century, she produced dozens of stories and fairy tales for young readers, among them The Cuckoo Clock and The Tapestry Room. Her writing was a fixture of the late Victorian nursery and is often noted for its gentle realism and its steady moral attention.