THE TRIAL OF WILLIAM TINKLING BY CHARLES DICKENS WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY SUSAN BEATRICE PEARSE

 Susan Beatrice Pearse (19 January 1878 – 1980) was a British illustrator of children's books best known for the Ameliaranne series of books.

She was born in Kennington in South London and educated at King Edward's School, Southwark. She married fellow artist Walter Ernest Webster in Fulham towards the end of 1919, but continued to use her maiden name professionally. To her friends, she was known as 'Trissy' Webster. She is best known for her work on the Ameliaranne series of children's books. She also created drawings for greeting cards and often included pictures of dolls in her work. Susan B Pearce Webster lived her later years in the village of Blewbury, Berkshire, about 50 miles west of London, a village popular with authors and artists including John Revel, Kenneth Grahame and Marguerite Steen. She died at home at 25 Broomhouse Road, near Parsons Green, London on 2 January 1980, just a few weeks short of her 102nd birthday.WIKIPEDIA

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