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Winifred M. Letts

1882 - 1972

Winifred M. Letts, born in Lancaster, England in 1882, was a poet, novelist and playwright. Her Songs from Leinster (1913) was her most characteristic poetry collection. She called herself "a back-door sort of bard," and she was particularly effective in the old ballad style and her subject was often Irish peasantry and folk life. She also wrote three novels, five books for children, a later volume of Poems of the War and, during the World War One, she served as a nurse at various base hospitals.

Playwriting Credits

Play Title Playwright
Hamilton and Jones Winifred M. Letts
The Challenge Winifred M. Letts
The Eyes of the Blind Winifred M. Letts