Geraldine Edith Mitton (14 October 186825 March 1955), pen name G. E. Mitton, was an English novelist, biographer, editor, and guide-book writer. Born in
Bishop Auckland
Bishop Auckland () is a market town and civil parish at the confluence of the River Wear and the River Gaunless in County Durham, northern England. It is northwest of Darlington and southwest of Durham.
Much of the town's early history surro ...
, County Durham, she was the third daughter of Rev. Henry Arthur Mitton, a master of
Sherburn Hospital
Sherburn Hospital (also known as Christ's Hospital in Sherburn) is a medieval hospital located in the hamlet of Sherburn House to the southeast of Durham, England.
History
The hospital was founded in 1181 by Hugh de Puiset (Bishop Pudsey), to car ...
. In 1896, she moved to London, where she worked with
Walter Besant
Sir Walter Besant (14 August 1836 – 9 June 1901) was an English novelist and historian. William Henry Besant was his brother, and another brother, Frank, was the husband of Annie Besant.
Early life and education
The son of wine merchant Will ...
on his survey of London. In 1899 she joined the staff of the publishing company
A & C Black
A & C Black is a British book publishing company, owned since 2002 by Bloomsbury Publishing. The company is noted for publishing '' Who's Who'' since 1849. It also published popular travel guides and novels.
History
The firm was founded in 18 ...
, where she was on the editorial staff of
Who's Who
''Who's Who'' (or ''Who is Who'') is the title of a number of reference publications, generally containing concise biography, biographical information on the prominent people of a country. The title has been adopted as an expression meaning a gr ...
. She married colonial administrator Sir George Scott in 1920, becoming his third wife. She collaborated with Scott on several novels set in
Burma
Myanmar, ; UK pronunciations: US pronunciations incl. . Note: Wikipedia's IPA conventions require indicating /r/ even in British English although only some British English speakers pronounce r at the end of syllables. As John Wells explai ...
, and wrote his biography, ''Scott of the Shan Hills'', which was published in 1936, the year after his death.
E. W. Haslehust
Ernest William Haslehust (12 November 1866 – 3 July 1949) was an English landscape painter and book illustrator who worked in watercolours.''Where Great Men Lived in London'' *191 ''The Isle of Wight'' *191 ''Cornwall'' *1915 ''Austria-Hungary''
*1916 " The Lost Cities of Ceylon", published John Murray, London. Reprint 1928.
*1936 Scott of the Shan Hills '
Jointly with J. G. Scott:
*1913 ''In the Grip of the Wild Wa''
*192 ''The Green Moth'' *1923 ''A Frontier Man''
*1924 ''Under an Eastern Sky''