AKA Helen Jane Waddell

Born: 31-May-1889
Birthplace: Tokyo, Japan
Died: 5-Mar-1965
Location of death: London, England [1]
Cause of death: Pneumonia
Remains: Buried, Magherally, County Down, Northern Ireland

Gender: Female
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Author, Translator

Nationality: Northern Ireland
Executive summary: The Wandering Scholars

    High School: Victoria College for Girls
    University: BA English, Queen's University Belfast (1911)
    University: MA English, Queen's University Belfast (1912)
    University: Somerville College, Oxford University

    Irish Academy of Letters 1932

Author of books:
Lyrics from the Chinese (1913)
The Spoiled Buddha: A Play in Two Acts‎ (1919, drama)
The Wandering Scholars (1927, nonfiction)
Mediaeval Latin Lyrics (1929)
Peter Abelard: A Novel (1933, novel)
Stories from Holy Writ (1949)

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