Delta, Penelope (1871–1941)
Delta, Penelope (1871–1941)
Greek novelist and children's writer. Born Penelope Benaki, 1871, in Alexandria, Greece; died 1941; dau. of Emanuel Benaki.
Writings include For the Motherland (1909), In the Time of Vulgaroktonos (1911) and The Secrets of the Swamp (1937).
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