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May 14, 2013 | History

Barbara Cartland

9 July 1901 - 21 May 2000

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Barbara Cartland passed away on 21 May 2000, with 160 still unpublished manuscripts, that are being published posthumously.

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Subjects
Fiction, Romance Fiction, Historical Fiction, Protected DAISY, Fiction in English, Accessible book, 1970s, Large type books, OverDrive, Romance, 1980s, In library, Marriage of Convenience, Love Triangle, Contemporary Fiction, 1950s, Contemporary Romance, Foreign Affairs, History, Impostor, Man-woman relationships, 1960s, Popular Print Disabled Books, Women, 1930s
Places
England, London (England), Paris (France), New York (State), France, Scotland, New York, Texas, Great Britain, New York (N.Y.), Ireland, Alaska, Montana, United States, Washington (State), India, Massachusetts, Monte Carlo (Monaco), Monterey (Calif.), Washington (D.C.), Europe, Maryland, Seattle (Wash.), Arizona, Russia
People
Marquis, Barbara Cartland (1902-2000), Earl, Elisabeth Empress, consort of Franz Joseph I, Emperor of Austria (1837-1898), Gisela, Ian, King, Lord Ravenscar, Lydia, Penelope, Pierre, Polly Cartland, Prince Ivan, Selina, Adam Garson, Adelia Cunnane, Ajanta, Alana, Alecia Stambrook (Lady Charis Langley), Alexia Minton, Alicia, Alida, Alisa, Alita, Alloa
Time
Victorian Era, Georgian Era, British Regency, Edwardian Era, 1980s, 1803, 1870, 19th century, 1800-1837, 1817, 1819, 20th century, 1804, 1815, 1816, 1825, 1831, 1850, 1882, 1898, 18th century, 1901, 1990s, Elizabethan Era, Revolution, 1791-1804

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Alternative names

  • Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland McCorquodale
  • Barbara Cartland
  • Barbara McCorquodale
  • Marcus Belfrey

History Created February 1, 2012 · 6 revisions
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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
February 1, 2012 Created by LC Bot import new book