Edith Nesbit Hubert Bland Edith Nesbit, author of the poem 'Spring In War-time' was born on August 19 1858 and raised by her mother since her father died when she was six years old. She was also a very popular author, some titles you will probably recognise (even if it is only from the film version!) her novels include The Story of the Treasure Seekers, The Railway Children, The Enchanted Castle, The Wouldbegoods, Five children and it and The Phoenix and the Carpet.
The poem is dedicated to her husband, Hubert Bland who she married on April 22 1880 and their child was born 2 months later. Hubert died in 1914 of a heart attack. The couple had three children of their own, however due to it being an 'open marriage' when they married Hubert continued an affair with Alice Hoatson, they produced two children who Edith raised as her own. I think this is quite interesting and unusual.
3 years after Huberts death Edith remarried to a engineer named Thomas Tucker and she died on May 1924 of lung cancer, probably due to heavy smoking.
By Kate :)
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