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Alison Uttley
Alison Uttley (17 December 1884 - 7 May 1976), née Alice Jane Taylor, was a British writer of over 100 books. She is now best known for her children’s series about Little Grey Rabb...view moreAlison Uttley (17 December 1884 - 7 May 1976), née Alice Jane Taylor, was a British writer of over 100 books. She is now best known for her children’s series about Little Grey Rabbit and Sam Pig. She also wrote A Traveller in Time (1939), a story about a twentieth-century girl who is transported to the 16th century, becoming involved in a plot to free Mary, Queen of Scots, from nearby Wingfield Manor, which was made into a 5-part series and screened on the BBC in January 1978. Uttley was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Letters degree by Manchester University in 1970 in recognition of her literary work. She died in 1976 at the age of 91.view less