Winifred was the daughter of James and Susan (Crawford] McKissack and was born in Newcastle upon Tyne. She married Evan Finlay, a college lecturer, in July 1935 and they had one daughter called Gillian.
Novels
The Witch of Redesdale (1951)
Cotswold Holiday (1954)
Judith in Hanover (1955)
The Lost Silver of Langdon (1955)
Storm Over Cheviot (1955)
Canal Holiday (1957)
The Cruise of the 'Susan' (1958)
The Castle and the Cave (1960)
The Lost Emerald of Black Howes (1961)
Alison in Provence (1963)
Mystery in the Middle Marches (1964)
Castle for Four (1966)
Adventure in Prague (1967)
Danger At Black Dyke (1968)
Cry of the Peacock (1969)
Summer of the Golden Stag (1969)
Beadbonny Ash (1973)
Cotswold Holiday (1954)
Judith in Hanover (1955)
The Lost Silver of Langdon (1955)
Storm Over Cheviot (1955)
Canal Holiday (1957)
The Cruise of the 'Susan' (1958)
The Castle and the Cave (1960)
The Lost Emerald of Black Howes (1961)
Alison in Provence (1963)
Mystery in the Middle Marches (1964)
Castle for Four (1966)
Adventure in Prague (1967)
Danger At Black Dyke (1968)
Cry of the Peacock (1969)
Summer of the Golden Stag (1969)
Beadbonny Ash (1973)
Collections
Folk Tales from the North (1968)
Folk Tales from Moor and Mountain (1969)
Cap O'Rushes (1974)
Tattercoats (1976)
Ghosts, Ghouls and Spectres (1976)
Spies and Secret Agents (1977) (with Gillian Hancock)
Tattercoats and Other Folk Tales (1977)
Clever and Courageous Dogs (1978)
Tales from the Hebrides and Highlands (1978)
Treasure Hunters (1978)
Famous Flights of Airships and Balloons (1979) (with Gillian Hancock)
Tales from the Borders (1979)
Tales of Sorcery and Witchcraft (1980)
Tales Of Fantasy And Fear (1981)
Secret Rooms and Hiding Places (1982)
Vampires, Werewolves and Phantoms of the Night (1983)
Folk Tales from Moor and Mountain (1969)
Cap O'Rushes (1974)
Tattercoats (1976)
Ghosts, Ghouls and Spectres (1976)
Spies and Secret Agents (1977) (with Gillian Hancock)
Tattercoats and Other Folk Tales (1977)
Clever and Courageous Dogs (1978)
Tales from the Hebrides and Highlands (1978)
Treasure Hunters (1978)
Famous Flights of Airships and Balloons (1979) (with Gillian Hancock)
Tales from the Borders (1979)
Tales of Sorcery and Witchcraft (1980)
Tales Of Fantasy And Fear (1981)
Secret Rooms and Hiding Places (1982)
Vampires, Werewolves and Phantoms of the Night (1983)
Non fiction show
Books containing stories by Winifred Finlay
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