Dorothy Cork - Revision history

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Dorothy's first poem

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 {{DEFAULTSORT:Cork Dorothy}} [[Category:Authors - C]] [[Category:Harlequin Romance Authors]] [[Category:Silhouette Romance Authors]] [[Category:Australian Authors]] [[Category:Prolific Authors]]
 == Biography ==
-As an author for Mills and Boon and later for Harlequin Romance, [[Dorothy Cork]] wrote 38 romance novels. She was born in 1918 and is still alive.
+As an author for Mills and Boon and later for Harlequin Romance, [[Dorothy Cork]] wrote 38 romance novels. She was born in 1918 and is still alive. Sadly these days she is in not very good health - she has Ålzheimer's and is blind.
 Her first book was published in 1965 and the last in 1985.

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 Alan Boon had a preference for stories set in Australia as these were particularly popular in the UK. But when Dorothy proposed setting a story in Communist Russia (which country she had just visited) in the early 70s, he said "I think not, Dorothy." For although she had set her stories in many countries the idea of a Mills and Boon romance in Communist Russia was going too far for Mr Boon.
-There were stories set in Egypt, Papua New Guinea, Morocco and France. However the majority were set in Australia and she travelled extensively to research her backgrounds in Outback Australia. I imagine she drew on her experiences as a young teacher in country Australia (places like Moree) to better capture the atmosphere of the Outback.
+There were stories set in Egypt, Papua New Guinea, Morocco and France. However the majority were set in Australia and she travelled extensively to research her backgrounds in Outback Australia. She possibly drew on her experiences as a young teacher in country Australia (places like Moree) to better capture the atmosphere of the Outback.
 Quite a number of her books have been translated into a diversity of languages: Japanese, Greek, Italian, French...there is quite a list. Some of her seventies romances have recently been included in a German language omnibus.

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	In addition to her fiction writing, she wrote a great deal of beautiful poetry. She was encouraged in her poetry writing by her grandfather who was the first graduate of Sydney University to hold a Chair. (He was Professor of Latin.) He encouraged her to "cultivate the muse".		In addition to her fiction writing, she wrote a great deal of beautiful poetry. She was encouraged in her poetry writing by her grandfather who was the first graduate of Sydney University to hold a Chair. (He was Professor of Latin.) He encouraged her to "cultivate the muse".

−	Her earliest poem was written in ~~1934~~. She was only 16 and her father had just died.	+	Her earliest poem was written in 1935. She was only 16 and her father had just died.

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	In addition to her fiction writing, she wrote a great deal of beautiful poetry. She was encouraged in her poetry writing by her grandfather who was the first graduate of Sydney University to hold a Chair. (He was Professor of Latin.) He encouraged her to "cultivate the muse".		In addition to her fiction writing, she wrote a great deal of beautiful poetry. She was encouraged in her poetry writing by her grandfather who was the first graduate of Sydney University to hold a Chair. (He was Professor of Latin.) He encouraged her to "cultivate the muse".

−	Her earliest poem was written in 1934. She was only 16 and her father had ~~jusst~~ died.	+	Her earliest poem was written in 1934. She was only 16 and her father had just died.

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 She also wrote a number of short stories - about half of which were published in various Australian magazines.
-In addition to her fiction writing, she wrote a great deal of beautiful poetry. She was encouraged in her poetry writing by her grandfather who was the first graduate of Sydney University to hold a Chair. (He was Professor of Latin.) He encouraged her to "cultivate the muse.
+In addition to her fiction writing, she wrote a great deal of beautiful poetry. She was encouraged in her poetry writing by her grandfather who was the first graduate of Sydney University to hold a Chair. (He was Professor of Latin.) He encouraged her to "cultivate the muse".
 Her earliest poem was written in 1934. She was only 16 and her father had jusst died.

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 Quite a number of her books have been translated into a diversity of languages: Japanese, Greek, Italian, French...there is quite a list. Some of her seventies romances have recently been included in German language omnibus.
-In addition to her commercial writing, she wrote a great deal of beautiful poetry - the earliest being in 1934, when her father died. She was encouraged in her poetry writing by her grandfather who was the first graduate of Sydney University to hold a Chair. (He was Professor of Latin.) He encouraged her to "cultivate the muse."
+She also wrote a number of short stories - about half of which were published in various Australian magazines.
 Dorothy's first poem: