Louisa Emily Dobrée

Dobrée's first story was published when she was nineteen. This was followed by fugitive articles and short stories in magazines. She also wrote books for young people, among which are the following:— Loved into Shape, Dreams and Deeds, Terry, One Talent Only, A Knotless Thread, Underneath the Surface, A Lowly Life with a Lofty Aim, and Turned to Gold,^[1] as well as Hugh Templar's motto, Underneath the Surface. A Sark Story, Leon and the Lessons He Learned. A Jersey Story, and Only Johnny Brown.^[4] These were published at intervals of sometimes great length.^[1]

In 1887, Dobrée was received into the Catholic Church, and her books thereafter included:— A Manual of Home Nursing, Stories on the Sacraments, A Seven-Fold Treasure, Per Parcel Post, A Tug-of War, Stories on the Beatitudes, Beautiful Sewing, and Plain Work, among others. She was on the staff and an occasional contributor to twenty magazines, the subjects on which she wrote upon including home nursing, domestic and personal hygiene, etiquette, character sketches, embroidery, plain work, and natural history.^[1]

The scenes of Dobrée's stories were always set in Europe. She lived a great while in the Channel Islands, France, and Ireland, besides having paid visits of long and short duration to Italy, Switzerland, Austria, Belgium, and Germany. Later in life, she lived at Chiswick, near London.^[1]