Ainsworth

RUTH AINSWORTH (1908 - 1984)

This was the pen-name of Mrs Ruth Gilbert, who lived with her husband Dr Frank Gilbert at 1 Hippingstones Lane, Corbridge. She was the author of a well-known series of children's books about Rufty Tufty Golliwog, and latterly, in the 1970s, of such titles as Three's Company, The Mermaid's Tale and The Little Yellow Taxi.

Myers Literary Guide:	The North-East
RUTH AINSWORTH (1908 - 1984) This was the pen-name of Mrs Ruth Gilbert, who lived with her husband Dr Frank Gilbert at 1 Hippingstones Lane, Corbridge. She was the author of a well-known series of children's books about Rufty Tufty Golliwog, and latterly, in the 1970s, of such titles as Three's Company, The Mermaid's Tale and The Little Yellow Taxi.
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