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| − | Zillah Katherine Macdonald (born Feb. 15, 1885 - | + | Zillah Katherine Macdonald (born Feb. 15, 1885 - died Dec. 15, 1979) was a Nova Scotian author of children's and young adult fiction. She was born in Halifax and was married to fellow author Colin MacDonald. She was noted for children's books, the best known being ''The Mystery Of The Piper's Ghost'' (1954).<ref>[http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/2973230.Zillah_K_MacDonald "Zillath K. MacDonald, ''Goodreads.com'']</ref> She wrote over thirty books ranging from her first novel, a playful introduction to word origins called ''Eileen's adventures in Wordland'' (1920) to a series of career romances such as ''Nurse Fairchild's Decision'' (1952) and historical novels aimed at young readers such as ''Prisoner in Louisbourg'' (1944).<ref>[http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no94-35517/ "Macdonald, Zillah K. (Zillah Katherine)", ''Worldcat Identites'', OCLC Online Computer Library Center]</ref> She also wrote two children's books inspired by the trains and locomotives of the Dominion Atlantic Railway and written in a style that personified the locomotives and their adventures an approach that predated the famous Thomas the Tank Engine characters created by British railway enthusiast Rev. Wilbert Awdry in 1942. Zillath K. Macdonald's railway books included: |
*''Bluenose Express'', New York & London: D. Appleton, 1928, inspired by the DAR's [[Flying Bluenose]] train. | *''Bluenose Express'', New York & London: D. Appleton, 1928, inspired by the DAR's [[Flying Bluenose]] train. | ||
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==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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| + | File:BluenoseExpress.jpg|Cover to ''The Bluenose Express'', the 1928 book by [[Zillah K. Macdonald]] | ||
File:MicMacontheTrack.jpg|Cover to ''Mic Mac on the Track'', the 1930 book by [[Zillah K. Macdonald]] | File:MicMacontheTrack.jpg|Cover to ''Mic Mac on the Track'', the 1930 book by [[Zillah K. Macdonald]] | ||
</gallery> | </gallery> | ||
Latest revision as of 19:55, 28 February 2017
Zillah Katherine Macdonald (born Feb. 15, 1885 - died Dec. 15, 1979) was a Nova Scotian author of children's and young adult fiction. She was born in Halifax and was married to fellow author Colin MacDonald. She was noted for children's books, the best known being The Mystery Of The Piper's Ghost (1954).[1] She wrote over thirty books ranging from her first novel, a playful introduction to word origins called Eileen's adventures in Wordland (1920) to a series of career romances such as Nurse Fairchild's Decision (1952) and historical novels aimed at young readers such as Prisoner in Louisbourg (1944).[2] She also wrote two children's books inspired by the trains and locomotives of the Dominion Atlantic Railway and written in a style that personified the locomotives and their adventures an approach that predated the famous Thomas the Tank Engine characters created by British railway enthusiast Rev. Wilbert Awdry in 1942. Zillath K. Macdonald's railway books included:
- Bluenose Express, New York & London: D. Appleton, 1928, inspired by the DAR's Flying Bluenose train.
- Mic Mac on the Track, New York & London: D. Appleton, 1930, inspired by DAR namesake rolling stock such as Coach 24, "Micmac".
Gallery
Cover to The Bluenose Express, the 1928 book by Zillah K. Macdonald
Cover to Mic Mac on the Track, the 1930 book by Zillah K. Macdonald
