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| + | '''Dinah Dean''' is known mainly for the [[Historical|historical]] romances she wrote in the 1980s for the [[Mills and Boon Historical Romance|Masquerade Historical Romance]] imprint. [[Historical]] romances then, as now, included a wide range of both writing quality and historical accuracy. Dinah Dean is at the top end of the scale for both. While she does not confine herself to any one period or place, most of her books are set during the early 19th century, in either Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, or in Russia. As a resident of Waltham Abbey and the secretary of the Waltham Abbey Historical Society Dinah Dean is well informed about the history of the town and she uses this in her books which are set between 1060 and 1808. She is also knowledgeable about Russia and, as well as her romances about the early 19th century, she set one book there in the late 11th century. | ||
Dinah Dean also published under the names [[Dinah Dean|Jane Hunt]] and [[Dinah Dean|Marjorie May]]. | Dinah Dean also published under the names [[Dinah Dean|Jane Hunt]] and [[Dinah Dean|Marjorie May]]. | ||
| + | == See also == | ||
| + | * [[Jane Hunt]] | ||
| + | * [[Marjorie May]] | ||
== Books == | == Books == | ||
| − | * ''[[The Road | + | * ''[[The Road To Kaluga]]'' - 1974 Heimann |
| − | * ''[[Flight | + | * ''[[Flight From The Eagle]]'' - 1979 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Ice King]]'' - 1980 ([[ | + | * ''[[The Ice King]]'' - 1980 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Eagle's Fate]]'' - 1981 ([[ | + | * ''[[The Eagle's Fate]]'' - 1981 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[Wheel | + | * ''[[Wheel Of Fortune]]'' - 1983 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[Tatya's Story]]'' - 1984 ([[ | + | * ''[[Tatya's Story]]'' - 1984 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[The River | + | * ''[[The River Of Time]]'' - 1985 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Country Gentleman]]'' - 1985 ([[ | + | * ''[[The Country Gentleman - Dinah Dean|The Country Gentleman]]'' - 1985 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Country Cousins]]'' - 1986 ([[ | + | * ''[[The Country Cousins]]'' - 1986 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[Briar Rose]]'' - 1987 ([[ | + | * ''[[Briar Rose]]'' - 1987 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Maid | + | * ''[[The Maid Of Honour]]'' - 1987 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[Silk | + | * ''[[Silk And Stone]]'' - 1990 Barrie & Jenkins |
| − | * ''[[Daughter | + | * ''[[Daughter Of The Sunset Isles]]'' - 1991 Barrie & Jenkins |
| − | * ''[[Bernstein | + | * ''[[Bernstein Und Bronze]]'' - 1998 Econ Taschenbuch (Iron And Amber) |
As Jane Hunt | As Jane Hunt | ||
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As Marjorie May | As Marjorie May | ||
| − | * ''[[That Sweet Enemy]]'' - 1982 ([[ | + | * ''[[That Sweet Enemy]]'' - 1982 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | * ''[[The Cockermouth Mail]]'' - 1982 ([[ | + | * ''[[The Cockermouth Mail]]'' - 1982 ([[Mills and Boon|Mills & Boon]]) |
| − | |||
== Series/Related Titles == | == Series/Related Titles == | ||
| − | |||
'''The Russian series:''' | '''The Russian series:''' | ||
| − | * ''[[The Road | + | * ''[[The Road To Kaluga]]'' - 1812 |
| − | * ''[[Flight | + | * ''[[Flight From The Eagle]]'' - 1812 |
* ''[[The Eagle's Fate]]'' - 1812 | * ''[[The Eagle's Fate]]'' - 1812 | ||
* ''[[The Green Gallant]]'' - 1813-14 | * ''[[The Green Gallant]]'' - 1813-14 | ||
| − | * ''[[Wheel | + | * ''[[Wheel Of Fortune]]'' - 1813-14 |
* ''[[The Ice King]]'' - 1816-20 | * ''[[The Ice King]]'' - 1816-20 | ||
* ''[[Tatya's Story]]'' - 1820 | * ''[[Tatya's Story]]'' - 1820 | ||
| − | * ''[[The River | + | * ''[[The River Of Time]]'' - 1821 |
'''Waltham Abbey/Woodham:''' | '''Waltham Abbey/Woodham:''' | ||
| − | * ''[[Daughter | + | * ''[[Daughter Of The Sunset Isles]]'' - 1060-76 |
| − | * ''[[Silk | + | * ''[[Silk And Stone]]'' - 1143-1145 |
* ''[[Briar Rose]]'' - 1539-40 | * ''[[Briar Rose]]'' - 1539-40 | ||
| − | * ''[[Maid | + | * ''[[The Maid Of Honour]]'' - 1665-66 |
* ''[[The Country Gentleman]]'' - 1807 | * ''[[The Country Gentleman]]'' - 1807 | ||
* ''[[The Country Cousins]]'' - 1808 | * ''[[The Country Cousins]]'' - 1808 | ||
Latest revision as of 15:56, 4 October 2008
Dinah Dean is known mainly for the historical romances she wrote in the 1980s for the Masquerade Historical Romance imprint. Historical romances then, as now, included a wide range of both writing quality and historical accuracy. Dinah Dean is at the top end of the scale for both. While she does not confine herself to any one period or place, most of her books are set during the early 19th century, in either Waltham Abbey, Essex, England, or in Russia. As a resident of Waltham Abbey and the secretary of the Waltham Abbey Historical Society Dinah Dean is well informed about the history of the town and she uses this in her books which are set between 1060 and 1808. She is also knowledgeable about Russia and, as well as her romances about the early 19th century, she set one book there in the late 11th century.
Dinah Dean also published under the names Jane Hunt and Marjorie May.
See also
Books
- The Road To Kaluga - 1974 Heimann
- Flight From The Eagle - 1979 (Mills & Boon)
- The Ice King - 1980 (Mills & Boon)
- The Eagle's Fate - 1981 (Mills & Boon)
- Wheel Of Fortune - 1983 (Mills & Boon)
- Tatya's Story - 1984 (Mills & Boon)
- The River Of Time - 1985 (Mills & Boon)
- The Country Gentleman - 1985 (Mills & Boon)
- The Country Cousins - 1986 (Mills & Boon)
- Briar Rose - 1987 (Mills & Boon)
- The Maid Of Honour - 1987 (Mills & Boon)
- Silk And Stone - 1990 Barrie & Jenkins
- Daughter Of The Sunset Isles - 1991 Barrie & Jenkins
- Bernstein Und Bronze - 1998 Econ Taschenbuch (Iron And Amber)
As Jane Hunt
- The Green Gallant - 1980 SOUVENIR PRESS
As Marjorie May
- That Sweet Enemy - 1982 (Mills & Boon)
- The Cockermouth Mail - 1982 (Mills & Boon)
Series/Related Titles
The Russian series:
- The Road To Kaluga - 1812
- Flight From The Eagle - 1812
- The Eagle's Fate - 1812
- The Green Gallant - 1813-14
- Wheel Of Fortune - 1813-14
- The Ice King - 1816-20
- Tatya's Story - 1820
- The River Of Time - 1821
Waltham Abbey/Woodham:
- Daughter Of The Sunset Isles - 1060-76
- Silk And Stone - 1143-1145
- Briar Rose - 1539-40
- The Maid Of Honour - 1665-66
- The Country Gentleman - 1807
- The Country Cousins - 1808
