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Lavinia Derwent was the pen name of the Scottish author and broadcaster Elizabeth Dodd MBE (1909–1989). She was born in an isolated farmhouse in the Cheviot Hills some seven miles from Jedburgh and began making up stories about animals at an early age. She also wrote a version of Greyfriars Bobby. Her autobiographical books include her Border and Manse series. Border Bairn is set around Jedburgh, while Lady of the Manse has a Berwickshire setting. Derwent's Manse books drew on her experiences keeping house for her Church of Scotland minister brother.

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rdfs:comment	Lavinia Derwent was the pen name of the Scottish author and broadcaster Elizabeth Dodd MBE (1909–1989). She was born in an isolated farmhouse in the Cheviot Hills some seven miles from Jedburgh and began making up stories about animals at an early age. She also wrote a version of Greyfriars Bobby. Her autobiographical books include her Border and Manse series. Border Bairn is set around Jedburgh, while Lady of the Manse has a Berwickshire setting. Derwent's Manse books drew on her experiences keeping house for her Church of Scotland minister brother. (en)
birth place	Cheviot Hills
birth place	Cheviot Hills, Scotland (en)
dcterms:subject	1989 deaths 1909 births 20th-century British novelists British women children's writers Members of the Order of the British Empire Scottish women novelists 20th-century British women writers Scottish women writers Scottish children's writers Scottish television presenters Scottish women television presenters People from the Scottish Borders
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Link from a Wikipage to another Wikipage	Scotland Berwickshire Children's Hour 1989 deaths Church of Scotland Molly Weir Cliff Hanley Author 1909 births 20th-century British novelists British women children's writers Members of the Order of the British Empire Scottish women novelists 20th-century British women writers Scottish women writers Scottish children's writers Scottish television presenters Scottish women television presenters Broadcasting Greyfriars Bobby Jackanory Jedburgh Cheviot Hills People from the Scottish Borders John Cairney STV (TV network) Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire
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birth date	1909 (xsd:integer)
birth name	Elizabeth Dodd (en)
death date	1989 (xsd:integer)
genre	Children's fiction, adult fiction (en)
nationality	British (en)
notableworks	The Sula quartet (en)
occupation	Writer and broadcaster (en)
has abstract	Lavinia Derwent was the pen name of the Scottish author and broadcaster Elizabeth Dodd MBE (1909–1989). She was born in an isolated farmhouse in the Cheviot Hills some seven miles from Jedburgh and began making up stories about animals at an early age. She also wrote a version of Greyfriars Bobby. Her autobiographical books include her Border and Manse series. Border Bairn is set around Jedburgh, while Lady of the Manse has a Berwickshire setting. Derwent's Manse books drew on her experiences keeping house for her Church of Scotland minister brother. (en)
pseudonym	Lavinia Derwent (en)
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