Introduction

Biography

Amy was the daugh­ter of the vi­car of St. Ste­phen’s Church, Spring Street, Hull, Eng­land. In 1875, she mar­ried her fa­ther’s cur­ate, Oc­ta­vi­us Frank Wal­ton, and was sub­sequent­ly known as Mrs. O. F. Wal­ton.

From 1875–79, they lived in Je­ru­sa­lem. Lat­er, they spent a few years in Cal­ly, Kirk­cud­bright­shire, Scot­land.

From 1883–93, Oc­ta­vi­us served at St. Tho­mas’, York. In 1893, they moved to St. Jude’s, Wol­ver­hamp­ton.

Works

• My Mates and I (sub­mit­ted un­der her fa­ther’s name) (Re­li­gious Tract So­ci­e­y, 1870)
• My Lit­tle Cor­ner, 1872
• Christie’s Old Or­gan, 1874
• Christie, the King’s Ser­vant
• The King’s Cup-Bear­er
• Angel’s Chris­tmas
• A Peep Be­hind the Scenes (Re­li­gious Tract So­cie­ty, 1877)
• Saved at Sea
• Shadows: Scenes and In­ci­dents in the Life of an Arm-Chair, 1884
• Poppy’s Pre­sents, 1886
• Winter’s Fol­ly, 1889
• The Lost Clue, 1907