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Famous Essex Authors, that you have never heard, that will in fact heard of. There are literally dozens of names that have been, sadly, forgotten over time. You may recognise some book titles, however (The French Lieutenant's Woman? One Hundred and One Dalmatians?). Some of the romance writers featured may not have famous names or even famous "titles" but they were so prolific and popular that they deserve to be foregrounded for their contribution to the world of books.Who knew, for instance, that a working class girl from Dagenham (Sheila Holland) would become so successful as a romantic novelist under her various pseudonyms that she went into tax exile on a mansion on the Isle of Man, or that a quiet introvert from Leigh-on-Sea was capable of writing raunchy novels about Arab sheikhs although she had never travelled beyond England (Violet Winspear). Then there is the impressive R.D.Wingfield, whose books about Detective Frost were a huge favourite of the author, revealed as being from Basildon, not far from her own home in Southend.
Finding out why these people started writing, what motivated them, how they enjoyed success by using their lively imaginations, and how they sometimes struggled, has revealed a fascinating insight into the people of Essex. Even the 17th century aristocracy produced its memorable scribes with a Duchess from Colchester flaunting her exoticism and style with both the written and spoken word (Margaret Cavendish). Peppered throughout these pages are boxes featuring additional relevant trivia which should hopefully extend readers' knowledge of Essex authors and their works.Title includes a fold out map.
Contents
13 Douglas Adams
15 Margery Allingham
19 Sabine Baring-Gould
22 Nina Bawden
24 Arnold Bennett
27 Samuel Bensusan
30 Ursula Bloom
34 Robert Buchanan
37 Margaret Cavendish
40 Joseph Conrad
43 Warwick Deeping
46 Daniel Defoe
50 Henry de Vere Stacpoole
52 John Fowles
56 Margaret Gatty
58 Elinor Glyn
62 Eleanor Graham
64 James Hilton
67 Joseph Hocking
70 Sheila Holland
74 Fergus Hume
77 Harriett Jay
80 Sarah Kane
82 The Kernahans
85 Denise Levertov
87 William Morris
90 Arthur Morrison
93 Ruth Pitter
96 Francis Quarles
98 Roland Quittenton
100 Ruth Rendell
104 Dorothy Sayers
107 Dodie Smith
110 Susan Smythies
112 Joseph Strutt
114 The Taylors of Ongar
117 H.G.Wells
121 James Wentworth Day
122 R.D.Wingfield
125 Violet Winspear
128 William Winstanley
130 Mary Wollstonecraft
132 Lady Emma Caroline Wood
134 Lady Mary Wroth
136 The Authors Who Did Not Quite Make the Essex list
- mainly because of short stays
139 Poetic Licence
- well known figures with more tenuous links to Essex
143 Essex Links to Classical Literature
- references to Essex in some of the classics
146 More Literary Connections to Essex - touches on playwrights, historians, and others connected to both writing and Essex
150 Conclusion
