Margaret Emma Faith Irwin (27 March 1889 – 11 December 1967) was an English historical novelist.
In 1929 she married children's author and illustrator John Robert Monsell, who created the covers for some of her books.
[2] Her novels were esteemed for the accuracy of their historical research, and she became a noted authority on the Elizabethan and early Stuart era.
Young Bess, a novel about the early years of Queen Elizabeth I, was made into a film of the same title starring Jean Simmons.
[5] Irwin also wrote two fantasy novels: Still She Wished for Company is about a magical time slip, and These Mortals is an adult fairy tale about a wizard's daughter.