Elizabeth Frances Dagley (1788–1853), sometimes publishing under her initials as E.F.D., was a Regency Era author of children's literature. She was the daughter of the artist and educator Richard Dagley. Her writing, although for children, "articulates the problems and misery of economic insecurity". Bibliography Fairy Favours, and other tales. 1825. The Birthday, and other tales. 1828. The Village Nightingale: with other tales. 1829. The Young Seer or, Early Searches into Futurity. 1834. References 1788 births 1853 deaths 19th-century English writers