Item Description: |
"Originally published in Great Britain by Robert Hale, London, in 1949, and subsequently in the United States by G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, in 1973"--T.p. verso. Includes reader's guide. |
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Physical Description: |
461 p. ; 21 cm. |
ISBN: |
1400082498 (trade pbk) |
Author Notes: |
Most of the books written as Jean Plaidy are historical romances based on English history featuring historical figures. The first, Beyond the Blue Mountains, was published in 1947. Hibbert also wrote five nonfiction histories and two children's books. Besides Jean Plaidy, Hibbert wrote under Victoria Holt, Phillipa Carr, Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Ellalice Tate, and her maiden name, Eleanor Burford. Hibbert died on January 18, 1993. (Bowker Author Biography) |