"The Burden The Burden is a novel written by Agatha Christie and first published in the UK by Heinemann on 12 November 1956. Initially not published in the US, it was later issued as a paperback by Dell Publishing in September 1963. It was the last of six novels Christie wrote under the nom-de-plume Mary Westmacott. The title of the novel is taken from Chapter 11, Verse 30 of the Gospel of Matthew. The full line, as quoted in the Epigraph to the novel, is: When Laura Franklin's younger sister Shirley comes into the world, Laura instantly resents her, and"
"Mary Westbrook Van Deusen Mary Westbrook Van Deusen (February 13, 1829 – October 16, 1908), publishing under the name Mary Westbrook, was an American author of prose and verse. She was born Mary Amanda Westbrook in Fishkill, New York, the daughter of Cornelius de Puy Westbrook, a pastor of the Dutch Church in nearby Peekskill, and Sarah (Beekman) Westbrook. In 1865 she married James Lansing Van Deusen of Rondout, New York. She published both prose and poetry, mainly through the Freeman Company, of Kingston, New York. Her 1883 novel ""Rachel Du Mont: A Brave Little Maid of the Revolution"" was"
"Jan Westcott Jan Westcott (February 23, 1912 – October 29, 2011), born Maryann ""Mary"" Josephine Vlachos, was an American author of historical fiction. The daughter of Dutch-born classical scholar Nicholas P. Vlachos - a professor at Temple University - Westcott was born in Philadelphia and raised in the area, graduating from Swarthmore High School. While on summer vacation in Avalon (New Jersey) - after attending Swarthmore College for a year - she met and eloped with Richard J. Westcott in 1931, the couple then residing in Camden (New Jersey) where Jan Westcott became a ""stay at home mom"" to the"
"papers archived at the Howard Gotlieb Archival Research Center at Boston University. Jan Westcott Jan Westcott (February 23, 1912 – October 29, 2011), born Maryann ""Mary"" Josephine Vlachos, was an American author of historical fiction. The daughter of Dutch-born classical scholar Nicholas P. Vlachos - a professor at Temple University - Westcott was born in Philadelphia and raised in the area, graduating from Swarthmore High School. While on summer vacation in Avalon (New Jersey) - after attending Swarthmore College for a year - she met and eloped with Richard J. Westcott in 1931, the couple then residing in Camden (New"
"George Eliot Mary Anne Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Ann or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels, including ""Adam Bede"" (1859), ""The Mill on the Floss"" (1860), ""Silas Marner"" (1861), ""Romola"" (1862–63), ""Middlemarch"" (1871–72), and ""Daniel Deronda"" (1876), most of which are set in provincial England and known for their realism and psychological insight. Although female authors were published under their own names during her lifetime, she wanted to escape the stereotype"
"Lady Mary Wroth Lady Mary Wroth (18 October 1587 – 1651/3) was an English poet of the Renaissance. A member of a distinguished literary family, Lady Wroth was among the first female British writers to have achieved an enduring reputation. She is perhaps best known for having written ""The Countess of Montgomery's Urania"", the first extant prose romance by an English woman, and for ""Pamphilia to Amphilanthus"", the second known sonnet sequence by an English woman. Wroth's works also include ""Love's Victory"", a pastoral closet drama. Mary Sidney was born on 18 October 1587 to the former Barbara Gamage (1563–1621),"
"in Brompton Cemetery, London. Mary Louisa Molesworth Mary Louisa Molesworth, ""née"" Stewart (29 May 1839 – 20 January 1921) was an English writer of children's stories who wrote for children under the name of Mrs Molesworth. Her first novels, for adult readers, ""Lover and Husband"" (1869) to ""Cicely"" (1874), appeared under the pseudonym of Ennis Graham. Her name occasionally appears in print as M. L. S. Molesworth. She was born in Rotterdam, a daughter of Charles Augustus Stewart (1809–1873) who later became a rich merchant in Manchester and his wife Agnes Janet Wilson (1810–1883). Mary had three brothers and two"
"his interest in the historical romance genre, which led him to write a romance novel of his own, ""Lady Wainsworth's Desires"". The book has been rereleased numerous times, and translated into more than ten foreign languages. A Kingdom of Dreams A Kingdom of Dreams is a 1989 ""New York Times"" bestselling historical romance novel written by American author Judith McNaught. It is set during the early 16th century. Jennifer Merrick is the feisty daughter of a Scottish laird. Royce Westmoreland, the ""Black Wolf"", is sent by the King of England to wage war against Scotland. When Royce's brother, Stefan Westmoreland,"
"about the burning of Kingston during the American Revolution. It was successful enough to go through three editions in one year. Mary Westbrook Van Deusen Mary Westbrook Van Deusen (February 13, 1829 – October 16, 1908), publishing under the name Mary Westbrook, was an American author of prose and verse. She was born Mary Amanda Westbrook in Fishkill, New York, the daughter of Cornelius de Puy Westbrook, a pastor of the Dutch Church in nearby Peekskill, and Sarah (Beekman) Westbrook. In 1865 she married James Lansing Van Deusen of Rondout, New York. She published both prose and poetry, mainly through"
"Maria Dermoût Maria Dermoût (15 June 1888 – 27 June 1962), was an Indo-European novelist, considered one of the greats of Dutch literature and as such an important proponent of Dutch Indies literature. In December 1958 ""Time"" magazine praised the translation of Maria Dermoût's ""The Ten Thousand Things"", and named it one of the best books of the year. Whitney Balliett of ""The New Yorker"" wrote: """"Mrs. Dermout, in the manner of Thoreau and the early Hemingway, is an extraordinary sensualist. [...] in passages of a startling, unadorned, three-dimensional clarity; often one can almost touch what she describes."""" Dermoût was"
"Mary Robinson (poet) Mary Robinson (née Darby; 27 November 1757? – 26 December 1800) was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. During her lifetime she was known as ""the English Sappho"". She earned her nickname ""Perdita"" for her role as Perdita (heroine of Shakespeare's ""The Winter's Tale"") in 1779. She was the first public mistress of King George IV while he was still Prince of Wales. Robinson was born in Bristol, England to Nicholas Darby, a naval captain, and his wife Hester (née Vanacott) who had married at Donyatt, Somerset, in 1749, and was baptised 'Polle(y)' (""Spelt"
"Barbara Cartland Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland, (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) was an English novelist who wrote romance novels, one of the best-selling authors as well as one of the most prolific and commercially successful worldwide of the 20th century. Her 723 novels were translated into 38 languages and she continues to be referenced in the ""Guinness World Records"" for the most novels published in a single year in 1976. As Barbara Cartland she is known for writing numerous romantic novels but she had also written books under her married name of Barbara McCorquodale and briefly under"
"was a book calculated to make a man in love with its author, this appears to me to be the book."" It influenced Romantic poets such as William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge, who drew on its themes and its aesthetic. This is a complete list of Mary Wollstonecraft's works; all works are the first edition and were authored by Wollstonecraft unless otherwise noted. Mary Wollstonecraft Mary Wollstonecraft (27 April 1759 – 10 September 1797) was an English writer, philosopher, and advocate of women's rights. During her brief career, she wrote novels, treatises, a travel narrative, a history of the"
"Mary Louisa Molesworth Mary Louisa Molesworth, ""née"" Stewart (29 May 1839 – 20 January 1921) was an English writer of children's stories who wrote for children under the name of Mrs Molesworth. Her first novels, for adult readers, ""Lover and Husband"" (1869) to ""Cicely"" (1874), appeared under the pseudonym of Ennis Graham. Her name occasionally appears in print as M. L. S. Molesworth. She was born in Rotterdam, a daughter of Charles Augustus Stewart (1809–1873) who later became a rich merchant in Manchester and his wife Agnes Janet Wilson (1810–1883). Mary had three brothers and two sisters. She was educated"
"with her, since they feared to receive a bad reputation sympathizing with Mary Robinson. Mary Robinson (poet) Mary Robinson (née Darby; 27 November 1757? – 26 December 1800) was an English actress, poet, dramatist, novelist, and celebrity figure. During her lifetime she was known as ""the English Sappho"". She earned her nickname ""Perdita"" for her role as Perdita (heroine of Shakespeare's ""The Winter's Tale"") in 1779. She was the first public mistress of King George IV while he was still Prince of Wales. Robinson was born in Bristol, England to Nicholas Darby, a naval captain, and his wife Hester (née"
"literary work ever written. In 2015, writers from outside the UK voted it first among all British novels ""by a landslide"". The various film and television adaptations of Eliot's books have re-introduced her to the wider reading public. George Eliot Mary Anne Evans (22 November 1819 – 22 December 1880; alternatively Mary Ann or Marian), known by her pen name George Eliot, was an English novelist, poet, journalist, translator, and one of the leading writers of the Victorian era. She wrote seven novels, including ""Adam Bede"" (1859), ""The Mill on the Floss"" (1860), ""Silas Marner"" (1861), ""Romola"" (1862–63), ""Middlemarch"" (1871–72),"
"and as a consequence Arthurian and heroic legends regained popularity among a critical mass of readers. Mary Stewart added to this climate by publishing ""The Crystal Cave"" (1970), the first in what was to become a four-book series later dubbed The Merlin Chronicles. The book placed Lady Stewart on the best-seller list many times throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Mary Stewart (novelist) Mary, Lady Stewart (born Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow; 17 September 1916 – 9 May 2014) was a British novelist who developed the romantic mystery genre, featuring smart, adventurous heroines who could hold their own in dangerous situations. She"
"and consistently listed it in the advertisements for her other works. It was not reprinted until the 1970s, when scholars became interested in Wollstonecraft and women's writing more generally. Mary: A Fiction Mary: A Fiction is the only complete novel by 18th-century British feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. It tells the tragic story of a female's successive ""romantic friendships"" with a woman and a man. Composed while Wollstonecraft was a governess in Ireland, the novel was published in 1788 shortly after her summary dismissal and her decision to embark on a writing career, a precarious and disreputable profession for women in 18th-century"
"Mary Howard (novelist) Mary Mussi, née ""Edgar"" (born 27 December 1907 in London, England - died 2 March 1991), was a British writer of over 50 romance novels as Mary Howard, who also wrote over 10 gothic romance as Josephine Edgar. She is one of the two novelists to win three times the Romantic Novel of the Year Award by the Romantic Novelists' Association. Born Mary Edgar on 27 December 1907 in London, England, United Kingdom, daughter of Jenny (Howard) and George Edgar, an author. She was educated privately. On 6 March 1934, she married Rudolph F. Mussi, they had"
"Mary de Morgan Mary de Morgan (24 February 1850 – 1907) was an English writer and the author of three volumes of fairytales: ""On a Pincushion"" (1877); ""The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde"" (1880); and ""The Windfairies"" (1900). These volumes appeared together in the collection ""The Necklace of Princess Fiorimonde – The Complete Fairy Stories of Mary de Morgan"", published by Victor Gollancz Ltd in 1963, with an introduction by Roger Lancelyn Green. Though de Morgan is one of the lesser known authors of literary fairytales, her works, heavily influenced by Hans Christian Andersen, are remarkable in deviating from the fairytale"
"much English literature. Some poems by her appeared shortly after her death under the title of ""Marinda. Poems and Translations upon several occasions,"" London, 1716, 8vo. On her deathbed she wrote some very affecting verses to her husband, which are not included in her works, but which were printed in Barber's collection ""Poems by Eminent Ladies"". Mary Monck Mary Monck (; 1677?1715) was a celebrated beauty and poet. She was the second daughter of Robert Molesworth, 1st Viscount Molesworth, and Letitia Coote, third daughter of Richard, Lord Coloony, and sister of Richard, Earl of Bellamont. She became the first wife"
"Rosamond Marshall Rosamond Marshall was a 20th-century American novelist. She wrote historical romances for adult and youth readers during the 1940s and 50's, and two of her novels, ""Kitty"" and ""The Bixby Girls"", were made into motion pictures. Marshall was born Rosamond van der Zee on October 17, 1902 (or, possibly 1893), the daughter of Charles and Florence (née Tappan Botsford). Her first published novel in English, ""None But the Brave, A Story of Holland"" (1942), for young people, won the ""New York Herald Tribune"" Spring Book Award. The novel is set during the Netherlands' revolt against Spain in the"
"Lucas Malet Lucas Malet was the pseudonym of Mary St Leger Kingsley (4 June 1852 — 1931), a Victorian novelist. Of her novels, ""The Wages of Sin"" (1891) and ""The History of Sir Richard Calmady"" (1901) were especially popular. Malet scholar Talia Schaffer notes that she was ""widely regarded as one of the premier writers of fiction in the English-speaking world"" at the height of her career, but her reputation declined by the end of her life and today she is rarely read or studied. At the height of her popularity she was ""compared favorably to Thomas Hardy, and Henry"
"time between Southern California and her Vancouver Island, Canada farm. She died November 13, 1957. Published works by Rosamond Marshall Rosamond Marshall Rosamond Marshall was a 20th-century American novelist. She wrote historical romances for adult and youth readers during the 1940s and 50's, and two of her novels, ""Kitty"" and ""The Bixby Girls"", were made into motion pictures. Marshall was born Rosamond van der Zee on October 17, 1902 (or, possibly 1893), the daughter of Charles and Florence (née Tappan Botsford). Her first published novel in English, ""None But the Brave, A Story of Holland"" (1942), for young people, won"
"Yorkshire, registered as Mrs Teresa Neele (the surname of her husband's lover) from Cape Town. Christie's autobiography makes no reference to her disappearance. Two doctors diagnosed her as suffering from amnesia (see fugue state), yet opinion remains divided as to why she disappeared. Her biographer Laura Thompson suggested that Christie let this out in the six novels that she wrote between 1930 and 1956 under the nom de plume Mary Westmacott, in a style quite different from her regular detective stories. She was known to be in a depressed state from literary overwork, her mother's death earlier that year, and"
"Rosemary Rogers Rosemary Rogers, née Rosemary Jansz (born 7 December 1932 in Panadura, Ceylon, now Sri Lanka) is a best-selling author of historical romance novels. Her first book, ""Sweet Savage Love"", was published in 1974. She was the second romance author, after Kathleen Woodiwiss, to have her novels published in trade paperback format. Both writers found their initial success working with editor Nancy Coffey who was then with Avon Books. Rogers is considered to be one of the founders of the modern historical romance, and many of today's writers cite her writing as one of their biggest influences. She lives"
"to Edinburgh, she submitted a novel to the publishers Hodder & Stoughton. ""Madam, Will You Talk?"" was an immediate success, followed by many other successful works over the years. In 1974, Mary's husband Frederick Stewart was knighted and she became Lady Stewart, although she never used the title. Her husband died in 2001. In semi-retirement Stewart resided in Edinburgh, Scotland as well as Loch Awe, Scotland. An avid gardener, Mary and her husband shared a keen love of nature. She died on 9 May 2014. Stewart was the best-selling author of many romantic suspense and historical fiction novels. They were"
"a lost work which hesitantly started her writing career. Christie later revised this story as ""The House of Dreams"", and it was published in issue 74 of ""The Sovereign Magazine"" in January 1926 and, many years later, in 1997, in book form in ""While the Light Lasts and Other Stories"". Christie also dedicated her debut novel as Mary Westmacott, ""Giant's Bread"" (1930), to her mother who, by that time, had died. ""The Times Literary Supplement"" (3 February 1921) gave the book an enthusiastic, if short, review, which stated: ""The only fault this story has is that it is almost too"
"authors to extend her scenes into the bedroom. Her novels are often full of violence, and the heroines are usually raped several times, sometimes by the heroes, and sometimes by other men. Her heroines travel to exotic locations and meet important people. In many cases, one or both of the protagonists follows a ""riches-to-rags-to-riches"" storyline. Her novel ""Love Play"" (1981) features in Hindi film ""Khiladi"" (1992). Rosemary Rogers Rosemary Rogers, née Rosemary Jansz (born 7 December 1932 in Panadura, Ceylon, now Sri Lanka) is a best-selling author of historical romance novels. Her first book, ""Sweet Savage Love"", was published in"
"of women's writing being limited to lighthearted romances. She also wanted to have her fiction judged separately from her already extensive and widely known work as an editor and critic. Another factor in her use of a pen name may have been a desire to shield her private life from public scrutiny, thus avoiding the scandal that would have arisen because of her relationship with the married George Henry Lewes. Eliot's ""Middlemarch"" has been described by the novelists Martin Amis and Julian Barnes as the greatest novel in the English language. Mary Ann Evans was born in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England."
"""La Belle Dame sans Merci"", ""Ode to a Nightingale"", ""To Autumn"". Percy Shelley, known to contemporaries for his radical politics and association with figures such as Byron and Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, daughter of radical thinkers William Godwin and Mary Wollstonecraft, was the third major romantic poet of the second generation. Generally regarded as among the finest lyric poets in the English language, Shelley is perhaps best known for poems such as ""Ozymandias"", ""Ode to the West Wind"", ""To a Skylark"" and ""Adonaïs"", an elegy written on the death of Keats. Mary Shelley (1797–1851) is remembered as the author of ""Frankenstein"""
"are marked with a ""(CC)"" and those from ""The Other Mary Shelley"" with an ""(OMS)"". Mary Shelley Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (née Godwin; 30 August 1797 – 1 February 1851) was an English novelist, short story writer, dramatist, essayist, biographer, and travel writer, best known for her Gothic novel ""Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus"" (1818). She also edited and promoted the works of her husband, the Romantic poet and philosopher Percy Bysshe Shelley. Her father was the political philosopher William Godwin, and her mother was the philosopher and feminist Mary Wollstonecraft. After Wollstonecraft's death less than a month after her daughter"
"Rosemary Aitken Rosemary Aitken (born 1942) is an English author, who has written a number of academic textbooks and historical novels under her own name, and a series of ""whodunnits"" set in Roman Britain under the pen name of Rosemary Rowe. Her writings are similar to that of Philip Boast, Gloria Cook and Winston Graham. Rosemary Aitken was born in Cornwall but spent much of her early life in New Zealand. Her professional career was spent teaching English Language and she has written a number of textbooks on this subject. Her first historical novel, ""The Girl from Penvarris"", was published"