Catherine Christian Arthurian novelist

Catherine Christian was born in 1901 in London to a German father and British mother. Her family had a German name but changed it possibly during World War One and she was known as Catherine Christian. She became a writer and was very involved in the Girl Guide Movement. She wrote children's books under different pseudonyms. I think that her Arthurian novel, the Pendragon was one of the first modern versions of the Arthur story that I ever read. It was published in 1978 and was popular. I liked it, it was more about Arthur as a leader and soldier, though the women of the saga did rate a mention. Christian died in 1985 after a prolific career.