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Historical novelist Hilda Lewis was born in London in 1896. In 1921, she married Professor Michael Lewis, who later became Director of the Institute of Education at the University of Nottingham. Her first book was a novel set in London's East End, where her grandfather had been a clergyman. Her first well-known work was The Ship that Flew, published in 1939. Hilda Lewis was interested in social issues, which she explored in the novel Strange Story, influencing post-war views on capital punishment. Through her husband, she developed an interest in children's language, inspired by his educational research on deaf children. This led to her most famous book, The Day Is Ours, which was adapted into the film Mandy (also known as Crash of Silence) in 1952. In later years, she wrote historical novels, including some of her final works, I Am Mary Tudor and The Witch and the Priest. Her novel about Richard II and his bride Isabella, The Gentle Falcon, was adapted for television in 1954. After her marriage in 1921, she lived in Nottingham for the rest of her life; the city inspired one of her early novels, Penny Lace, set in the lace-making industry. Following a major operation, complications arose, and she died as a result in January 1974.
