Mrs. O. F. Walton (1849 - 1939)

Amy Catherine Walton, better known as Mrs. O. F. Walton, was a British author of Christian children's books, mostly fiction. She was born Amy Catherine Deck in 1849 and died in Leigh, Kent in 1939. Her career as an author of children's books began in 1873 with the publication of My Mates and I. One of her best-known books, Christie's Old Organ, was first published in 1874 and has been reprinted regularly ever since.