Tarella Quin

Tarella Quin or Quinn (1877–1934), was an Australian children's author and novelist. She was also known as Mrs T. S. Daskein.

Tarella Quin, daughter of Edith Quin (née Dollman) and pastoralist and politician Edward Quin, was born in 1877 on a property near Wilcannia, New South Wales. She was educated in Adelaide at Miss Thornber's school in Unley Park.

Several of her books were illustrated by Ida Rentoul Outhwaite.

Works

 * Gum Tree Brownie and Other Faerie Folk of the Never Never, 1907
 * Freckles, 1910
 * Before the Lamps are Lit, 1911
 * A Desert Rose, 1912
 * Kerno: A Stone, 1914
 * Paying Guests, 1917
 * The Other Side of Nowhere, 1934
 * Chimney Town, 1934