User talk:Pewits

Peter, I sent you a message on facebook about Evelyn Whitaker. I think we need more confirmation that Evelyn Whitaker 1844-1929 is indeed the author. All the old library catalogs indicate 1857-1903 for the author of Tip-Cat, Laddie, Miss Toosey's Mission, etc. Such information is generally reliable and it does seem to agree with the biography I'm piecing together from various sources. In particular, Gay was first published in 1903 and is the last book by the author and the first to identify her by name. Since the author had previously insisted on absolute anonymity through-out her life, it seems logical that 1903 is the year of her death. Other details argue in favor of the standard catalog information. I look forward to hearing more as you work on your family genealogy and perhaps we'll discover a family link after all. Regards, KCP