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Author: Lille Peck

Author: Lille Peck (1850–1878)

Alternate Name(s): Ruth Elliott (pseudonym); Lydia Elizabeth Peck (legal name)

Biography: Lydia Elizabeth Peck, otherwise known as Lille Peck, was born on 26 August 1850 in Pickering, the second daughter of Wesleyan minister William Priest Peck. The family moved often due to her father's career, eventually settling in Chelmsford. As a young woman, Peck began writing religious fiction under the pseudonym "Ruth Elliott." She never married and died on 25 October 1878 in Chelmsford.

References: Boase; British Census (1851)

Fiction Titles:

1. Margery's Christmas-Box.  1 vol.  London: Wesleyan Conference Office, 1875.
2. A Voice from the Sea: or, The Wreck of the Eglantine.  1 vol.  London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1876.
3. James Daryll.  1 vol.  London: J. W. Allingham, 1877.
4. Little Ray and her Friends.  1 vol.  London: Wesleyan Conference Office, 1877.
5. Undeceived: Roman or Anglican. A Story of English Ritualism.  1 vol.  London: J. W. Allingham, 1877.
6. John Lyon: or, From the Depths.  1 vol.  London: Wesleyan Conference Office, 1879.
7. My First Class, and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: Wesleyan Conference Office, 1881.
8. Auriel and other Stories.  1 vol.  London: T. Woolmer, 1883.
9. Fought and Won: A Story of Grammar School Life.  1 vol.  London: T. Woolmer, 1885.
10. Twixt Promise and Vow, and Other Stories.  1 vol.  London: T. Woolmer, 1886.