Mary Gervaise, Hilary Wayne and Bellamy Brown are the pseudonyms for Joan Mary Wayne Brown. She was born on 21 April 1906 and died on 26 April 1998. She was a prolific writer, publishing over 70 books.[1] A bout of anaemia caused her to pursue writing at the age of 18, rather than attending college.[2]

As Mary Gervaise, she wrote several books for children. The majority of them were school related, but the Georgie and Belinda series were about horses.

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As Bellamy Brown

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  • Sweet And Kind (1947)
  • Gay Experiment (1949)
  • The Brightness of Day (1949)
  • Life Comes To Caroline (1950)
  • So Many Counsellors (1951)
  • It Happened to Hilary (1952)
  • The Lamp In The Room (1953)
  • The Fair One (1954)
  • When Love Is Green (1955)
  • Moonlight, Starlight (1956)
  • The Innocent Flower (1957)
  • Wish For A Whirlwind (1958)
  • Dangerous Destiny (1959)
  • The Proud Giants (1959)
  • Wild Legacy (1960)
  • Solitaire (1962)
  • Strange Melody (1964)
  • One A Nurse (1965)
  • Beware of Loving (1966)
  • The Country Door (1969)

As Mary Gervaise

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Georgie Series

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  • A Pony of Your Own (1950)
  • Ponies And Holidays (1950)
  • Ponies In Clover (1952)
  • Ponies and Mysteries (1953)
  • Pony From the Farm (1954)
  • The Pony Clue (1955)
  • Pony Island (1957)
  • The Vanishing Pony (1958)
  • Puzzle Of Ponies (1964)
  • The Secret of Pony Pass (1965)

Belinda Series

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  • A Pony for Belinda (1959)
  • Belinda Rides To School (1960)
  • Belinda's Other Pony (1961)
  • Belinda Wins Her Spurs (1962)

Farthingale Series

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  • Fireworks At Farthingale (1954)
  • The Farthingale Feud (1957)
  • The Farthingale Fete (1958)
  • The Farthingale Find (1961)

Other books

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  • Don-Margery Schoolgirl (1928)
  • The Fourth-and Fenella (1928)
  • Tiger's First Term (1928)
  • A Term on Trial (1929)
  • Form Two of Rock House (1929)
  • Nancy No-Good at School (1929)
  • Ray at Greenwater (1930)
  • That Imp Miranda (1930)
  • The School on The Hill (1930)
  • Topsy the Terrible (1930)
  • Miranda at Merryfield (1931)
  • Tam at the Gables (1931)
  • Captain Miranda (1932)
  • Marigold and Dandelion (1932)
  • The Twins In The Third (1932)
  • Nutmeg at School (1933)
  • The Keppelthwaite Mystery (1933)
  • The Little Red Car (1933)
  • Pat of Patricks (1934)
  • The Black Castle Mystery (1934)
  • Joan Finds a Way (1935)
  • Mysterious Sally (1935)
  • Nepeta’s First Term (1936)
  • Penelope, Pickles and Pam (1936)
  • The Secret of Primrose Cove (1936)
  • Pat in the Fifth (1937)
  • The Isle of Mystery (1937)
  • The Dauntless Clan (1938)
  • The Distance Enchanted (1938)
  • Two In A Tangle (1938)
  • The Jade Image (1939)
  • The Two Veronicas (1939)
  • Caroline Crusoe (1941)
  • The Rainbow Comes (1944)
  • A Guest From France (1946)
  • Jane Grows Up (1947)
  • A Year with Jennifer (1949)
  • Five Tigers and a Mouse (1949)
  • The Seventh Sanderson (1949)
  • Golden Path Adventure (1953)
  • Biddy Makes Her Mark (1956)
  • The Secret of Golden Path (1956)
  • Golden Path Pets (1957)
  • Strangers at Golden Path (1958)
  • Mandy, Dandy & Co (1962)
  • The Painted Swan (1962)
  • Lucy In Luck (1963)
  • The Proving Of A Paragon (1964)

As Hilary Wayne

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  • Two Odd Soldiers (1946)
  • Tickletoby (1949)
  • Vainglorious (1950)
  • The Backward Glance (1953)
  • Flame of the Forest (1954)
  • Flower of the Night (1955)
  • No Star Is Lost (1956)
  • The Beckoning Rose (1956)
  • Candle In the Sun (1957)
  • Isle of Whispers (1959)
  • Reckless Heart (1959)
  • Love Is A Talisman (1961)
  • River Of Pearls (1962)
  • The Secret Bird (1962)
  • Cross My Heart (1963)
  • The Crooked Rainbow (1970)
  • Love Lost The Way (1970)
  • Perilous Freedom (1972)

Sources

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  • The Encyclopaedia of Girls’ School Stories: Hilary Clare and Sue Sims.
  • British Library

References

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  1. ^ Ponymad Book Lovers. "Mary Gervais". Retrieved 12 April 2011.
  2. ^ Jane Badger Books. "Mary Gervaise". Retrieved 12 April 2011.
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