Jacob, Naomi Ellington (1889-1964)

English novelist. Her books include Jacob Ussher 1926, Straws in Amber 1938, White Wool 1944, Passage Perilous 1948, and Morning Will Come 1953. She also wrote a series of autobiographical books, including Me: A Chronicle About Other People 1933, Me Again 1937, Me Looking Back 1950, and The Long Shadows 1964.

She was born in Ripon, Yorkshire, and educated at Middlesbrough High School. She became a teacher at the age of 15.