Geraldine Edith Mitton, who wrote under the pen name G. E. Mitton, was an English novelist, biographer, editor, and guide-book writer active during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. Born in Bishop Auckland, County Durham, she was the third daughter of Henry Arthur Mitton, a master of Sherburn Hospital. She relocated to London in 1896, where she established herself in the city's literary circles. Her early professional work included collaborating with the historian and novelist Walter Besant on his monumental survey of London.\n\nIn 1899, Mitton secured a position on the editorial staff of the publishing company A & C Black, where she worked on the prominent biographical reference directory Who's Who. Alongside her editorial duties, she authored numerous guidebooks and novels. Her personal and professional life merged in 1920 when she married the British colonial administrator James George Scott, becoming his third wife. This union led to a fruitful literary partnership; the couple collaborated on several novels set in Burma, drawing from Scott's extensive experiences in the region. Following her husband's death, Mitton compiled and wrote his biography, Scott of the Shan Hills, which was published in 1936.
