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Meta Mayne Reid


Born
Yorkshire, The United Kingdom
Genre
Children's Books


Meta Mayne Reid (1905–1991) was a Northern Irish children's writer.

Meta Mayne Reid was born to Marcus and Elvina Hopkins in Woodlesford, Yorkshire in 1905 and grew up there although her family was from Ulster in Ireland. She had one sister, Audrey. She was educated at home through governesses before going to Leeds Girls' High School. Mayne Reid went on to attend Manchester University. Later she moved to Crawfordsburn in County Down when her parents returned to the north of Ireland and there she was married to Dr E. Mayne Reid.

It was in Ulster that she set most of her novels, both historical fiction and modern settings with a fantasy side. She wrote more than twenty children's novels as well as two novels for adults and one collection of po ...more

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Average rating: 4.19 · 36 ratings · 14 reviews · 41 distinct works
Strangers in Carrigmore
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1958
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The Cuckoo at Coolnean
4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1956 — 3 editions
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Beyond the Wide World's End
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3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions
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The Tobermillin Oracle
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1962
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The House at Spaniard's Bay
4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1967 — 2 editions
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Tiffany and the Swallow Rhyme
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1956 — 2 editions
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With Angus in the Forest
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1963 — 2 editions
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Carrigmore Castle
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1954
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The McNeills at Rathcapple
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1959
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The Two Rebels
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1969 — 2 editions
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Series by Meta Mayne Reid

Carrigmore Castle Tiffany and the Swallow Rhyme The Cuckoo at Coolnean Strangers in Carrigmore The Tobermillin Oracle
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Topics Mentioning This Author

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Fantasy Aficionados: What made you love fantasy? 134 179 Jun 05, 2012 10:31AM  
Forgotten Vintage...: Meta Mayne Reid 13 24 Mar 06, 2023 07:28AM  
Forgotten Vintage...: Virtual Book Club, Read-a-Longs, Reading Challenges, Events, etc. 27 15 Nov 11, 2023 03:54PM  
Forgotten Vintage...: Pat O'Shea - The Hounds of the Morrigan 15 13 Dec 14, 2023 09:33AM  
What's the Name o...: ABANDONED. elementary/tween book read ~1980 about 2 kids (brother and sister?) that got 'real life' injuries from nightmares. The song "Green Grow the Rushes O" played a major role in it. 51 659 Feb 09, 2024 09:35AM  
Forgotten Vintage...: Ask me about.... (What's Your Expertise?) 34 26 Feb 29, 2024 02:29PM  
Forgotten Vintage...: Your All-Time Top 10 (or so)? 42 52 Jun 17, 2024 05:37AM  


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