Rosemary Manning

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Rosemary Joy Manning (1911-1988) was a British author of both adult and children's books. Her best-known adult book was The Chinese Garden; she was also well-known for her popular Dragon children's series.

Manning was born in Dorset in 1911. She studied at Royal Holloway College from 1930 to 1933 and graduated with an honours degree in Classics. Initially working as a secretary, she later took up writing. Following her retirement, she came out as a lesbian during a television interview in 1972.

[edit] Bibliography

• Look, Stranger (1960)
• The Chinese Garden (1962)
• Man on a Tower (1965)
• A Time and A Time (1971)
• A Corridor of Mirrors (1987)

[edit] Dragon series

• Green Smoke (1957)
• Dragon in Danger (1959)
• The Dragon's Quest (1961)
• The Dragon in the Harbour (1980)

[edit] References

• Rosemary Manning. Royal Holloway University of London, Famous Alumni of the Past. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.
• Rosemary Manning. Matt and Andrej Home: The Living Room: Famous GLTB People. Retrieved on 2007-12-23.

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