Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was a English writer, during her long career, she wrote over 700 books, making her one of the most prolific authors of the 20th century. She sold over 1,000 million copies throughout the world, earning her a place in the Guinness Book of Records. The world's most famous romantic novelist, she also wrote autobiographies, biographies, health and cookery books, and stage plays and recorded an album of love songs. She was often billed as the Queen of Romance, and became one of the United Kingdom's most popular media personalities, appearing often at public events and on television, dressed in her trademark pink and discoursing on love, health and social issues.
She started her writing career as a gossip columnist for the Daily Express. She published her first novel, Jigsaw, a society thriller, in 1923. It was a bestseller. She went on to write myriad novels and earn legions of fans, she also wrote under her married name Barbara McCorquodale. Some of her books were made into films. Ever the romantic, during WWII, she served as the Chief Lady Welfare Officer in Bedfordshire. She gathered as many wedding dresses as she could so that service brides would have a white gown to wear on their wedding day. She also campaigns for the rights of Gypsies, midwives and nurses.
Barbara Cartland passed away on 21 May 2000, with 160 still unpublished manuscripts, that are being published posthumously.
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The dream within
11 editions - first published in 1947 Borrow -
A ghost in Monte Carlo
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Captive heart: The Royal Pledge
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Blue-Eyed Devil: A Novel
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Valley of Silence (The Circle Trilogy, Book 3)
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Morrigan's Cross (The Circle Trilogy, Book 1)
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Susannah's Garden
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Stars in my heart
10 editions - first published in 1957 Borrow -
Love to the rescue
10 editions - first published in 1967 Borrow -
Elizabethan Lover
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The little pretender
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The enchanted waltz
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The smuggled heart
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The Coin of Love
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Love is dangerous
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Love Leaves at Midnight
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A Duel of Hearts
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Wings on my heart
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A hazard of hearts
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The Magic of Love
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Paid Companion, The
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Dark Celebration: A Carpathian Reunion (The Carpathians (Dark) Series, Book 14)
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Creation in Death (In Death)
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Count the Stars
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The unpredictable bride
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Armour Against Love
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No heart is free
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The fire of love
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The pretty horse-breakers
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Desire of the heart
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Love holds the cards
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The unknown heart
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Love under Fire
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The wings of love
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Love is the enemy
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Sweet punishment
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The enchanting evil
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The River Knows
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Lawman
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Rising Tides (Chesapeake Bay)
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Northern lights
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Love in hiding
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Out of reach
7 editions - first published in 1945 Borrow -
Theft of a heart
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Love in the Moon
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Looking for love
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Open wings
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Love Forbidden
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The secret fear
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Poor Governess
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The Kiss of the Devil
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Sweet adventure
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The golden gondola
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Rhapsody of Love
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Love is an eagle
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Cupid rides pillion: The secret heart
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The hidden heart
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The reluctant bride
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Messenger of love
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Look, listen and love
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Falling for Rachel: Stanislaskis, Those Wild Ukrainians #3
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wanted perfect partner
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The Third Circle (Arcane Society)
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The Countess
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Low country liar
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Snow Kisses
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That Carolina summer
6 editions - first published in 1981 Borrow -
KnockOut
6 editions - first published in 2000 Borrow -
Edge, The (FBI Thriller)
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Courtship, The (Bride)
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Table for two
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Blue smoke
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Point blank: an FBI thriller
6 editions - first published in 2005 Borrow -
Love is Mine
6 editions - first published in 1952 Borrow -
Light of the Moon
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Beyond the stars
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The Scottish Bride
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Lovers in paradise
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As eagles fly
6 editions - first published in 1975 Borrow -
The Unwanted Wedding
6 editions - first published in 1983 Borrow -
Inner Harbor: The Chesapeake Bay Saga #3 (Quinn Brothers)
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The Devil in Love
6 editions - first published in 1974 Borrow -
The Love Pirate
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The price is love
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The Knave of Hearts
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Blue heather
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The passionate pilgrim
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Danger by the Nile
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Lights of love
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The Kiss of Paris
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Journey to a Star
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A Theatre of Love
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Escape from passion
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The audacious adventuress
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Bride to the King
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The leaping flame
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The blue-eyed witch
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Where is love?: If We Will
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We danced all night
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Love on the Wind
5 editions - first published in 1982
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- Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland McCorquodale
- Barbara Cartland
- Barbara McCorquodale
- Marcus Belfrey
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| May 14, 2013 | Edited by Karen Coyle | added wikipedia link |
| March 1, 2013 | Edited by Amy L Hester | reverted to revision 3 |
| January 8, 2013 | Edited by Antonia Cervantes | merge authors |
| March 27, 2012 | Edited by E-Romance | Added new photo |
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