Kathleen Fidler was born in Coalville, Leicestershire in 1890, and was raised in Wigan and North Wales, where he became a teacher and later school headmistress. Over the course of her career, she wrote over 80 novels and non-fiction books for children. Many of her novels followed the adventures of two families, The Brydons and The Deans. Her work has been praised for the depth and detail of research into the background of her stories.
Genres: Children's Fiction
Series
Heritage
Tales of the Midlands (1940)
Tales of Scotland (1951)
Tales of the North Country (1952)
Tales of London (1953)
Look to the West (1957)
Tales of the West Country (1961)
Tales of the South Country (1962)
True Tales of Treasure (1962)
True Tales of Escapes (1965)
True Tales of Castles (1969)
Tales of the Midlands (1940)
Tales of Scotland (1951)
Tales of the North Country (1952)
Tales of London (1953)
Look to the West (1957)
Tales of the West Country (1961)
Tales of the South Country (1962)
True Tales of Treasure (1962)
True Tales of Escapes (1965)
True Tales of Castles (1969)
Brydons
1. The Borrowed Garden (1944)
St. Jonathan's In The Country (1945)
The Brydon's At Smugglers' Creek (1945)
More Adventures of the Brydons (1947)
The Brydons Go Camping (1948)
The Brydons Do Battle (1949)
The Brydons in Summer (1949)
Suprises for the Brydons (1950)
The Brydon's Look for Trouble (1950)
The Brydons in a Pickle (1950)
The Brydons Get Things Going (1951)
The Brydons Hunt for Treasure (1951)
The Brydons Catch Queer Fish (1952)
The Brydons Stick At Nothing (1952)
The Brydon's Abroad (1953)
The Brydons On The Broads (1955)
The Brydons of the Broads (1955)
Challenge to the Brydons (1956)
The Brydons At Blackpool (1960)
The Brydons Go Canoeing (1963)
1. The Borrowed Garden (1944)
St. Jonathan's In The Country (1945)
The Brydon's At Smugglers' Creek (1945)
More Adventures of the Brydons (1947)
The Brydons Go Camping (1948)
The Brydons Do Battle (1949)
The Brydons in Summer (1949)
Suprises for the Brydons (1950)
The Brydon's Look for Trouble (1950)
The Brydons in a Pickle (1950)
The Brydons Get Things Going (1951)
The Brydons Hunt for Treasure (1951)
The Brydons Catch Queer Fish (1952)
The Brydons Stick At Nothing (1952)
The Brydon's Abroad (1953)
The Brydons On The Broads (1955)
The Brydons of the Broads (1955)
Challenge to the Brydons (1956)
The Brydons At Blackpool (1960)
The Brydons Go Canoeing (1963)
Mr. Simister
The Mysterious Mr. Simister (1947)
Mr. Simister Appears Again (1948)
Mr. Simister Is Unlucky (1949)
The Mysterious Mr. Simister (1947)
Mr. Simister Appears Again (1948)
Mr. Simister Is Unlucky (1949)
Deans
The Deans Move in (1953)
The Deans Follow a Clue (1954)
The Deans Solve A Mystery (1954)
The Deans Defy Danger (1955)
The Deans Dive for Treasure (1956)
The Deans to the Rescue (1957)
The Deans' Lighthouse Adventure (1959)
The Deans and Mr. Popple (1960)
The Dean's Dutch Adventure (1962)
The Deans Move in (1953)
The Deans Follow a Clue (1954)
The Deans Solve A Mystery (1954)
The Deans Defy Danger (1955)
The Deans Dive for Treasure (1956)
The Deans to the Rescue (1957)
The Deans' Lighthouse Adventure (1959)
The Deans and Mr. Popple (1960)
The Dean's Dutch Adventure (1962)
McGills (with Jack Gillespie)
1. The McGills At Mystery Farm (1958)
2. More Adventures of the McGills (1959)
1. The McGills At Mystery Farm (1958)
2. More Adventures of the McGills (1959)
Novels
Fingal's Ghost (1942)
Guest Castle (1949)
I Rode with the Covenanters (1950)
The White-starred Hare, and Other Stories (1951)
Fedora the Donkey (1952)
The Stallion from the Sea (1953)
Pete, Pam and Jim, the Investigators (1954)
The Bank House Twins (1955)
The Droving Lad (1955)
Mr. Punch's Cap (1956)
Lanterns Over the Lune (1958)
Tales Of The Islands (1959)
Tales of Pirates and Castaways (1960)
Escape in Darkness (1961)
The Little Ship Dog (1963)
The Desperate Journey (1964)
Flash the Sheep Dog (1965)
Police Dog (1966)
True Tales of Mystery (1967)
The Boy with the Bronze Axe (1968)
Haki (1968)
Treasure of Ebba (1968)
Mountain Rescue Dog (1969)
The Gold of Fast Castle (1970)
School At Sea (1970)
The Thames in Story (1971)
Diggers of Lost Treasure (1972)
Stories of Old Inns (1973)
Turk the Border Collie (1975)
The Railway Runaways (1977)
Wrecks, Wreckers, and Rescuers (1977)
The Lost Cave (1978)
Seal Story (1979)
Pablos and the Bull (1979)
Ghosts of Sandeel Bay (1981)
Guest Castle (1949)
I Rode with the Covenanters (1950)
The White-starred Hare, and Other Stories (1951)
Fedora the Donkey (1952)
The Stallion from the Sea (1953)
Pete, Pam and Jim, the Investigators (1954)
The Bank House Twins (1955)
The Droving Lad (1955)
Mr. Punch's Cap (1956)
Lanterns Over the Lune (1958)
Tales Of The Islands (1959)
Tales of Pirates and Castaways (1960)
Escape in Darkness (1961)
The Little Ship Dog (1963)
The Desperate Journey (1964)
Flash the Sheep Dog (1965)
Police Dog (1966)
True Tales of Mystery (1967)
The Boy with the Bronze Axe (1968)
Haki (1968)
Treasure of Ebba (1968)
Mountain Rescue Dog (1969)
The Gold of Fast Castle (1970)
School At Sea (1970)
The Thames in Story (1971)
Diggers of Lost Treasure (1972)
Stories of Old Inns (1973)
Turk the Border Collie (1975)
The Railway Runaways (1977)
Wrecks, Wreckers, and Rescuers (1977)
The Lost Cave (1978)
Seal Story (1979)
Pablos and the Bull (1979)
Ghosts of Sandeel Bay (1981)
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