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'''Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland''' DBE CStJ, also commonly known as Barbara Cartland, authored over 700 books.
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'''Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland''' DBE CStJ, (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) also commonly known as Barbara Cartland, authored over 700 books. Her career began as a gossip columnist, and after a year she published her first novel, Jigsaw (1923), a slightly naughty society thriller that became a bestseller. She was still active at the time of her death and she left 160 unpublished manuscripts which are being marketed by her son on the official website. [http://www.barbaracartland.com/static/newsflash.aspx]
 
 
== See Also ==
 
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== On the Web ==
 
== On the Web ==
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* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/barbara-cartland/ Fantastic Fiction] - view some of the covers of her books
 
* [http://www.fantasticfiction.co.uk/c/barbara-cartland/ Fantastic Fiction] - view some of the covers of her books
  
== Books ==
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==Books==
 
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* ''[[As Eagles Fly]]'' - 1975, ([[Pan Books]])
=== Fiction ===
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* ''[[Passions In The Sand]]'' - 1976, ([[Pan Books]]/[[Macmillan]])
* [[As Eagles Fly]] - 1975, ([[Pan Books]])
 
 
 
=== Non-Fiction ===
 
  
'''Autobiographical and biographical'''
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==Autobiographical and biographical==
 
* The Isthmus Years 1919-1939
 
* The Isthmus Years 1919-1939
 
* The Years of Opportunity 1939-1945
 
* The Years of Opportunity 1939-1945
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* Polly, My Wonderful Mother
 
* Polly, My Wonderful Mother
  
'''Historical'''
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==Historical==
 
* Bewitching Women
 
* Bewitching Women
 
* The Outrageous Queen (The Story of Queen Christina of Sweden)
 
* The Outrageous Queen (The Story of Queen Christina of Sweden)
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* Metternich - the Passionate Diplomat
 
* Metternich - the Passionate Diplomat
  
'''Sociology'''
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==Sociology==
 
* You in the Home
 
* You in the Home
 
* The Fascinating Forties
 
* The Fascinating Forties
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* The Magic of Honey
 
* The Magic of Honey
  
'''Editor of'''
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==Editor of==
 
* The Common Problems by Ronald Cartland (with a preface by the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Selborne, P.C.)
 
* The Common Problems by Ronald Cartland (with a preface by the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Selborne, P.C.)
  
'''Drama'''
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==Drama==
 
* Blood Money
 
* Blood Money
 
* French Dressing
 
* French Dressing
  
'''Philosophy'''
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==Philosophy==
 
* Touch the Stars
 
* Touch the Stars
  
'''Radio Operetta'''
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==Radio Operetta==
 
* The Rose and the Violet (music by Mark Lubbock)
 
* The Rose and the Violet (music by Mark Lubbock)
 
performed in 1942
 
performed in 1942
  
'''Radio Play'''
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==Radio Play==
 
* The Caged Bird (An episode from The Private Life of Elizabeth, Empress of Russia - performed in 1957.)
 
* The Caged Bird (An episode from The Private Life of Elizabeth, Empress of Russia - performed in 1957.)
  
'''Verse'''
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==Verse==
 
Lines on Life and Love
 
Lines on Life and Love
 
== Novellas ==
 
 
== Series/Related Titles ==
 
 
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== Awards/Honors ==
 

Latest revision as of 19:57, 16 June 2011

Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland DBE CStJ, (9 July 1901 – 21 May 2000) also commonly known as Barbara Cartland, authored over 700 books. Her career began as a gossip columnist, and after a year she published her first novel, Jigsaw (1923), a slightly naughty society thriller that became a bestseller. She was still active at the time of her death and she left 160 unpublished manuscripts which are being marketed by her son on the official website. [1]

On the Web

Books

Autobiographical and biographical

  • The Isthmus Years 1919-1939
  • The Years of Opportunity 1939-1945
  • I Search for Rainbows 1945-1966
  • We Danced All Night 1919-1929
  • Ronald Cartland (with a foreword by Sir Winston Churchill)
  • Polly, My Wonderful Mother

Historical

  • Bewitching Women
  • The Outrageous Queen (The Story of Queen Christina of Sweden)
  • The Scandalous Life of King Carol
  • The Private Life of King Charles II
  • The Private Life of Elizabeth, Empress of Russia
  • Josephine, Empress of France
  • Diana de Poitiers
  • Metternich - the Passionate Diplomat

Sociology

  • You in the Home
  • The Fascinating Forties
  • Marriage for Moderns
  • Be Vivid, Be Vital
  • Love, Life and Sex
  • Vitamins for Vitality
  • Husbands and Wives
  • Barbara Cartland's Health Food Cookery Book
  • Barbara Cartland's Book of Beauty and Health
  • Men are Wonderful
  • Food for Love
  • Etiquette
  • The Many Facets of Love
  • Sex and the Teenager
  • The Book of Charm
  • Living Together
  • The Youth Secret
  • The Magic of Honey

Editor of

  • The Common Problems by Ronald Cartland (with a preface by the Rt. Hon. The Earl of Selborne, P.C.)

Drama

  • Blood Money
  • French Dressing

Philosophy

  • Touch the Stars

Radio Operetta

  • The Rose and the Violet (music by Mark Lubbock)

performed in 1942

Radio Play

  • The Caged Bird (An episode from The Private Life of Elizabeth, Empress of Russia - performed in 1957.)

Verse

Lines on Life and Love