Marietta Kirkbride is a writer, dramaturg and violinist from rural Herefordshire, now based in Bristol, UK. She is co-founder and associate artist of award-winning theatre company Bucket Club (a Farnham Maltings produced company). Her theatre work has been produced for rural touring networks and presented at venues including Bristol Old Vic, Watermill Theatre, Theatre Royal Bath and Birmingham REP. Her audio work has been produced for BBC Radio 4 and BBC Sounds. Edith Nesbit (1858-1924) was an English writer and poet, who published her books for children as E. Nesbit. She wrote or collaborated on more than 60 such books.