Background
Kaye-Smith, Sheila was born on February 4, 1887 in Hastings, Sussex, England. Son of Edward and Emily Janet (de la Condamine) Kaye-Smith.
Kaye-Smith, Sheila was born on February 4, 1887 in Hastings, Sussex, England. Son of Edward and Emily Janet (de la Condamine) Kaye-Smith.
Student Hastings and St. Leonardo College, 1896-1905.
First novel published, 1908. Best known works include: Sussex Gorse, 1916. Joanna Godden. 1921; The End of the House of Alard, 1923.
Susan Spray, 1931; Tambourine, Trumpet and Drum, 1943. The Dardners and the Laurelwoods, 1947.
Fellow Royal Society of Literature.
Married Penrose Fry, October 16, 1924.