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Lavinia Derwent (Elizabeth Dodd) was born on 1909 in Cheviot Hills, Scotland, is a Scottish author and broadcaster. Discover Lavinia Derwent's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 80 years old?

Popular As Elizabeth Dodd
Occupation Writer and broadcaster
Age 80 years old
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Born 1909
Birthday 1909
Birthplace Cheviot Hills, Scotland
Date of death 1989
Died Place N/A
Nationality Scotland

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1909

Lavinia Derwent was the pen name of the Scottish author and broadcaster Elizabeth Dodd MBE (1909–1989).

She was born in an isolated farmhouse in the Cheviot Hills some seven miles from Jedburgh and began making up stories about animals at an early age.

She also wrote a version of Greyfriars Bobby.

Her autobiographical books include her Border and Manse series.

Border Bairn is set around Jedburgh, while Lady of the Manse has a Berwickshire setting.

Derwent's Manse books drew on her experiences keeping house for her Church of Scotland minister brother.

1920

Derwent's first successes were her Tammy Troot stories, which were read out in the 1920s on Auntie Kathleen's Children's Hour on Scottish Radio.

1947

The first of the books was published in 1947.

1970

They were still being reprinted in the 1970s, when Derwent, alternating with Molly Weir and Cliff Hanley, co-presented the series Teatime Tales on the STV (TV network), recalling stories taken from her own childhood.

Derwent books about a fictional island called Sula later featured in BBC's Jackanory, read by John Cairney.

These were also made into a television series.

The original novels were: Sula, Return to Sula, The Boy From Sula and Song of Sula.