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Meriol Trevor

メリオル・トレヴァー

Meriol Trevor

Profile

Gender
Female
Born
1919-04-15 （London, England）
Died
2000-01-12 age 80
Nationality
British
Languages
English
Religion
Roman Catholic Baptized in 1950
Residence History
London (birthplace) → Kent (grew up) → Cambridge (grew up/education) → Bath, Somerset (resident from the 1960s)

Career

Occupations
Writer, Children's author, Novelist, Biographer, Poet
Active Years
1949-1999
Affiliations
Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)
Memberships
Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)

Education

Perse School for Girls, Cambridge
Country: United Kingdom
Secondary education in Cambridge.
St Hugh's College, Oxford
Classics and Philosophy / Department of Classics and Philosophy
Year of Graduation: 1942
Country: United Kingdom
Studied classics and philosophy; graduated in 1942.

Awards

James Tait Black Memorial Prize (Biography)
1963
Work: Newman: The Pillar of the Cloud (1962) and Newman: Light in Winter (1962)
Category: 伝記
Organization: The University of Edinburgh (James Tait Black Memorial Prize)
Result: 受賞

Awards & Nominations

Works

Major Works

The Forest and the Kingdom

1949 Children's literature (series)

A children's novel with mythic and ancient elements.

Faith and redemptionMythic elementsComing of age

Newman: The Pillar of the Cloud

1962 Biography

A biography of John Henry Newman (first volume of the two-volume work).

Faith and intellectReligious history

Newman: Light in Winter

1962 Biography

A biography of John Henry Newman (second volume of the two-volume work).

Faith and theologyFormation of character

The Last of Britain

1956 Historical novel

A historical novel set in post-Roman Britain.

Historical changeCultural conflict

The Holy Images

1971 Novel

A novel revolving around religious images and human relationships.

Religious symbolismMoral conflict

Bibliography

  • The Forest and the Kingdom (1949)
  • Hunt the King, Hide the Fox (1950)
  • The Fires and the Stars (1951)
  • The Last of Britain (1956)
  • The New People (1957)
  • A Narrow Place (1958)
  • Shadows and Images (1960)
  • Newman: The Pillar of the Cloud (1962)
  • Newman: Light in Winter (1962)
  • Newman Today (1963)
  • Apostle of Rome: A Life of St Philip Neri (1966)
  • Pope John (1967)
  • Prophets and Guardians: Renewal and Tradition in the Church (1969)
  • The Two Kingdoms (1973)
  • The Arnolds: Thomas Arnold and His Family (1973)
  • The Forgotten Country (1975)
  • The King of the Castle (1966)
  • The Crystal Snowstorm (1997)
  • Following the Phoenix (1998)
  • Angel and Dragon (1999)
  • John Henry Newman: Apostle to the Doubtful (2001, with Leonie Caldecott)

Style & Themes

Literary Style
Writing reflecting Roman Catholic perspectiveDetailed historical depiction in historical novelsMythic and allegorical tone in children's literature
Recurring Motifs
Faith and redemptionConflict and reconciliationMythic symbolismSettings in early Christian and Romano-British periods

Legacy

Active across children's literature, historical novels and biography; won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1963 for her two-volume biography of John Henry Newman and was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Recognized for contributions to literature with Catholic themes.

Academic Societies

  • Royal Society of Literature (Fellow)

Archives

  • Library of Congress (holdings)
  • Open Library (works and records)
  • Bethlehem Books (author page)

In Popular Culture

  • Lecture series and events bearing her name (e.g., Meriol Trevor Lecture)

Trivia

  • Involved in post-war reconstruction work in Italy after World War II.
  • Converted to Roman Catholicism in 1950.
  • Won the James Tait Black Memorial Prize in 1963 for her biography of John Henry Newman.
  • Elected a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature in 1967.
  • Died on 12 January 2000 at age 80.