Eleanor Alice Burford (September 1, 1906 - January 8, 1993), Mrs. George Percival Hibbert was a British author of about 200 historical novels, most of them under the pen nameJean Plaidy. She chose to use various names because of the differences in subject matter between her books; the best-known, apart from Plaidy, are Philippa Carr and Victoria Holt . Many of her readers under one penname never suspected her other identities. September 1 is the 244th day of the year (245th in leap years). ... 1906 (MCMVI) was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... January 8 is the 8th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1993 (MCMXCIII) is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and marked the Beginning of the International Decade to Combat Racism and Racial Discrimination (1993-2003). ... A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. ... A pen name or nom de plume is a pseudonym adopted by an author. ... Jean Plaidy was a pen name of British author Eleanor Hibbert, also known as Philippa Carr and Victoria Holt. ...
As Philippa Carr
Less well known than her other pen-names, the name of Philippa Carr nevertheless had its own faithful following.
The novels written as Philippa Carr are family sagas. The family saga is a genre of literature which chronicles the lives and doings of a family or a number of related or interconnected families over a period of time. ...
As Victoria Holt
Her work as Holt differed significantly from the more numerous novels written under the better-known name of Jean Plaidy, but was equally popular with a different fan base.
Holt's novels, such as Mistress of Mellyn (1960), were not "straight" historical novels, despite having a historical setting, but were pseudo-gothic romances with an element of suspense. A historical novel is a novel in which the story is set among historical events, or more generally, in which the time of the action predates the lifetime of the author. ...
George Percival Hibbert, was a British author of about 200 historical novels, most of them under the pen nameJean Plaidy.
She chose to use various names because of the differences in subject matter between her books; the best-known, apart from Plaidy, are Philippa Carr and Victoria Holt.
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