Dorothy Eden (1912–1982)
Auteur de An Afternoon Walk
A propos de l'auteur
Dorothy Eden was born in Canterbury Plains, New Zealand on April 3, 1912. She worked as a legal secretary before moving to London, England in 1954 to become a full-time writer. She is best known for her writings in the historical, suspense, and Gothic genres. Her first novel, The Singing Shadows, afficher plus was published in 1940. During her lifetime, she wrote more than 40 novels including Let Us Prey, The Vines of Yarrabee, Melbury Square, The Shadow Wife, An Afternoon Walk, The Salamanca Drum, and An Important Family. She also contributed to several magazines including Redbook and Good Housekeeping. She died of cancer on March 4, 1982 at the age of 69. (Bowker Author Biography) afficher moins
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Œuvres de Dorothy Eden
Eerie Nights in London: Death Is a Red Rose, Listen to Danger, and Night of the Letter (2013) 9 exemplaires
Žrtveno jagnje 1 exemplaire
Zamenjana nevesta 1 exemplaire
Ravenscraft 1 exemplaire
Revanche de l'amour 1 exemplaire
Kvinnorna på Greenhill 1 exemplaire
Den gyllene timmen 1 exemplaire
A Filha do milionário 1 exemplaire
Managing the South African War, 1899-1902: Politicians v Generals (Royal Historical Society Studies in History New… (1967) 1 exemplaire
Dorothy Eden 4 Books / Waiting for Willa, the Voice of Dolls, the Time of the Dragon, Melbury Square (1972) 1 exemplaire
Tout commencera demain 1 exemplaire
Walk into My Parlour 1 exemplaire
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Reader's Digest Condensed Books: Storm Island • Does She Know She's There? • The Storrington Papers • Flight to… (1979) — Contributeur — 5 exemplaires
Reader's Digest Auswahlbücher 98 - Wintersturm. Allawa. Alexander Dolguns Schicksal. Yarrabee 2 exemplaires
Det bästas bokval 1971, Mannen från Tarsus, Flykten mot norr, Mysteriet Willa, Det svarta skeppet. (1971) — Auteur — 2 exemplaires
Nancy, waar zijn je kinderen; De wijngaarden van Yarrabee; De man met de baskenmuts; Bichu de jaguar — Contributeur — 1 exemplaire
Étiqueté
Partage des connaissances
- Nom canonique
- Eden, Dorothy
- Nom légal
- Eden, Dorothy Enid
- Autres noms
- Paradise, Mary
- Date de naissance
- 1912-04-03
- Date de décès
- 1982-03-04
- Sexe
- female
- Nationalité
- New Zealand
UK - Lieu de naissance
- Canterbury Plains, New Zealand
- Lieu du décès
- London, England, UK
- Cause du décès
- cancer
- Lieux de résidence
- Canterbury Plains, New Zealand
London, England, UK - Professions
- novelist
short story writer
legal secretary - Agent
- Dorothy Olding
- Courte biographie
- Dorothy Eden was born in a farming community near Christchurch, New Zealand, where she attended school. She worked as a legal secretary and published her first novel, The Singing Shadows, in 1940. She took a trip around the world before moving to England in 1954 to further her writing career. She was best known for her many historical, suspense, and Gothic novels. She also contributed short stories to magazines, including Redbook and Good Housekeeping. An Important Family (1982), her 43rd book, was published in the year of her death.
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- Œuvres
- 69
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- 6
- Membres
- 2,281
- Popularité
- #11,248
- Évaluation
- 3.3
- Critiques
- 22
- ISBN
- 396
- Langues
- 10
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