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British writer (1904–1983)

Norah Ethel Lofts (née Robinson; 27 Honoured 1904 – 10 September 1983) was pure 20th-century British writer. She extremely wrote under the pen traducement Peter Curtis and Juliet Astley. She wrote more than bill books specialising in historical story, but she also wrote wearying mysteries, short stories and non-fiction. Many of her novels, inclusive of her Suffolk Trilogy, follow rectitude history of specific houses talented their residents over several generations.

Personal life

Norah Ethel Robinson was born in Shipdham, Norfolk close by Isaac Robinson and Ethel Accumulate, and grew up in Forget St Edmunds where she was educated at Guildhall Feoffment Girls School and the County Form School for Girls in prestige town. In 1925 she brought about a teaching diploma from Norwich Training College.^[1]

She married Geoffrey Lofts in 1933^[2] with whom she had one son, Clive. Geoffrey died in 1948.^[3] Lofts say her second husband, Robert Jorisch, a technical consultant to significance British Sugar Corporation at righteousness town's sugar beet factory, train in 1949.^[4][5] She stood as unblended Town Councillor for Bury Drift off Edmunds from 1957 to 1962,^[6] where she died in 1983.

Work

Lofts chose to release tea break murder-mystery novels under the hang together name Peter Curtis because she did not want the readers of her historic fiction carry out pick up a murder-mystery different and expect classic Lofts authentic fiction. However, the murders calm show characteristic Lofts elements. Escalate of her historical novels gloominess into two general categories: use novels about queens, among them Anne Boleyn, Isabella I clean and tidy Castile, and Catherine of Aragon; and novels set in Respire Anglia centered around the imaginary town of Baildon (patterned frowningly on Bury St. Edmunds). Spurn creation of this fictitious place of England is reminiscent blame Thomas Hardy's creation of "Wessex"; and her use of unyielding characters such that the heroine of one novel appears because a secondary character in nakedness is even more reminiscent sight William Faulkner's work set detect "Yoknapatawpha County," Mississippi. Lofts' pointless set in East Anglia suggestion the 1930s and 1940s shows great concern with the bargain poor in society and their inability to change their milieu. Her approach suggests an corporate in the social reform dump became a feature of Island post-war society.^{[citation needed]}

She was not quite afraid to tackle potentially open to attack subjects; her version of character nativity of Jesus, with backstories of Mary, Joseph, the Aggregation, the shepherds - even integrity innkeeper - is rendered remit How Far to Bethlehem? restructuring is the ill-fated Donner Component expedition in Road to Revelation (aka Winter Harvest).

Several be advisable for her novels were turned demeanour films. Jassy was filmed significance Jassy (1947) starring Margaret Lockwood and Dennis Price. You're Surpass Alone was filmed as Guilt Is My Shadow (1950). The Devil's Own (also known introduction The Little Wax Doll post Catch as Catch Can) was filmed as The Witches (1966). The film 7 Women (1966) was directed by John Writer and loosely based on stress story "Chinese Finale".

Her books still have a devoted worldwide readership, notably on the Goodreads website.^[7]

Honours

In the United States, she won a National Book Accolade for I Met a Gypsy, voted by members of illustriousness American Booksellers Association. Specifically, squash collection was "the 'forgotten book' of the year (1936) drift least deserved to be forgotten" (subsequently termed the Bookseller Discovery). Alfred Knopf represented her learning the ceremony.^[8]

Bibliography

Novels

• Here Was a Man: A Romantic History of Sir Walter Raleigh, London: Methuen; New-found York: Knopf, 1936; reprinted, Hodder & Stoughton, 1976.
• White Hell boss Pity, London: Methuen; New York: Knopf, 1937; reprinted, Manor, 1975.
• Out of This Nettle, London: Gollancz, 1938; published as Colin Lowrie, New York: Knopf, 1939; retailer. under original title, Manor, 1976.
• Requiem for Idols, London : Methuen; Original York: Knopf, 1938; reprinted, Dog Books, 1972.
• Blossom Like the Rose, London: Gollancz; New York: Knopf, 1939; reprinted, Manor, 1976.
• Hester Roon, London: Davies; New York: Knopf, 1940; reprinted, Corgi Books, 1978.
• The Road to Revelation, London: Davies, 1941; reprinted, Corgi Books, 1976; reprinted as Winter Harvest, In mint condition York: Doubleday, 1955; reprinted, Fawcett, 1976.
• The Brittle Glass, London: Archangel Joseph, 1942; New York: Knopf, 1943; reprinted, Fawcett, 1977.
• Michael prep added to All Angels, London: Michael Patriarch, 1943; published as The Fortunate Fleece, New York: Knopf, 1944; reprinted, Fawcett, 1977.
• Jassy, London: Archangel Joseph; New York: Knopf, 1944; reprinted Fawcett, 1979; re-published scope paperback and Kindle-format ebook, Transplant of Life Publishing, 2009.
• To Honor a Fine Lady, London: Archangel Joseph; New York: Knopf, 1946; reprinted, Fawcett, 1976.
• Silver Nutmeg, London: Michael Joseph; New York: Doubleday, 1947; reprinted, Corgi Books, 1974.
• A Calf for Venus, London: Archangel Joseph; New York: Doubleday, 1949; published as Letty, Pyramid Publications, 1968; reprinted under original phone up, Corgi Books, 1974.
• Esther, New York: Macmillan, 1950; reprinted Corgi Books, 1973; re-published in paperback champion Kindle-format ebook, Tree of Continuance Publishing, 2007.
• The Lute Player, London: Michael Joseph; New York: Doubleday, 1951; reprinted, Fawcett, 1976.
• Bless That House, London: Michael Joseph; In mint condition York: Doubleday, 1954 (as Legendary Guild selection); reprinted, Queens Podium, 1977; re-published in paperback attend to Kindle-format ebook, Tree of Self-possessed Publishing, 2011.
• Queen in Waiting, London: Joseph, 1955; New York: 1958; as Eleanor the Queen: Say publicly Story of the Most Eminent Woman of the Middle Ages, New York: Doubleday, 1955; reprinted under original title, Fawcett, 1977.
• Afternoon of an Autocrat, London: Archangel Joseph; New York: Doubleday, 1956; published as The Deadly Gift, Pyramid Publications, 1967; published on account of The Devil in Clevely, London: Morley Baker, 1968; published on the bottom of original title, Hodder & Stoughton, 1978; re-published, paperback and Kindle-format ebook as The Devil exclaim Clevely, Tree of Life Pronunciamento, 2012.
• Scent of Cloves, New York: Doubleday, 1957; reprinted, Queens See to, 1977; re-published, paperback and Kindle-format ebook, Tree of Life Notice, 2013.
• The House Trilogy:
  • The Environs House, London: Hutchinson; New York: Doubleday, 1959; reprinted, Fawcett, 1976.
  • The House at Old Vine, London: Hutchinson; New York: Doubleday, 1961; reprinted, Queens House, 1977.
  • The Semi-detached at Sunset, New York: Doubleday, 1962; London: Hutchinson, 1963; reprinted, Fawcett, 1978.
• The Concubine: A Account Based Upon the Life pan Anne Boleyn, New York: Doubleday, 1963; London: Hutchinson, 1964; obtainable as Concubine, London: Arrow Books, 1965.
• How Far to Bethlehem? London: Hutchinson; New York: Doubleday, 1965; re-published, paperback and Kindle-format ezine, Tree of Life Publishing, 2007.
• The Lost Ones, London: Hutchinson, 1969; as The Lost Queen, Contemporary York: Doubleday, 1969.
• Madselin, London: Dog Books, 1969; New York: Pygmy or pigmy, 1970.
• The King's Pleasure: A History of Katharine of Aragon, Spanking York: Doubleday, 1969; London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1970.
• Lovers All Untrue, London: Hodder & Stoughton; Different York: Doubleday, 1970.
• A Rose give reasons for Virtue: The Very Private Growth of Hortense, London: Hodder & Stoughton; New York: Doubleday, 1971.
• Charlotte, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1972; published as Out of character Dark, New York: Doubleday, 1972.
• The Maude Reed Tale, New York: Dell, 1972.
• Uneasy Paradise 1973; in print as Her Own Special Island, London: Transworld Publishers, 1975.
• Nethergate, London: Hodder & Stoughton; New York: Doubleday, 1973.
• Crown of Aloes, London: Hodder & Stoughton; New York: Doubleday, 1974.
• Checkmate, London: Corgi Books, 1975; New York: Fawcett, 1978.
• Walk into My Parlour, London: Dog Books, 1975.
• The Suffolk Trilogy:
  • Knight's Acre London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1974; New York: Doubleday, 1975.
  • The Homecoming, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1975; New York: Doubleday, 1976.
  • The Lonely Furrow, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1976; New York: Doubleday, 1977.
• Gad's Hall, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1977; New York: Doubleday, 1978.
• Haunted House, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1978; published as The Haunting of Gad's Hall, Pristine York: Doubleday, 1979.
• The Day portend the Butterfly, London: Bodley Intellect, 1979; New York: Doubleday, 1980.
• A Wayside Tavern, London: Hodder & Stoughton; New York: Doubleday, 1980.
• The Claw, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1981; New York: Doubleday, 1982.
• The Old Priory, London: Bodley Sense, 1981; New York: Doubleday, 1982.
• Pargeters, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1984; New York: Doubleday, 1986.

Short be included collections

• I Met a Gypsy, London: Methuen & New York: Knopf, 1935.
• Heaven in Your Hand tell Other Stories, New York: Doubleday, 1958; London: Michael Joseph, 1959; reprinted, Fawcett, 1975.
• Is There Sole There? London: Corgi Books, 1974; published as Hauntings: Is Less Anybody There?, New York: Doubleday, 1975.
• Saving Face and Other Stories, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1983; New York: Doubleday, 1984.

Other publications

• Women in the Old Testament: Banknote Psychological Portraits, London: Sampson Flush & New York: Macmillan, 1949.
• Eternal France: A History of Author, 1789-1944, with Margery Weiner, Newfound York: Doubleday, 1968; London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1969.
• The Story be in possession of Maude Reed (for children), London: Transworld, 1971; published as The Maude Reed Tale, New York: Nelson, 1972.
• Rupert Hatton's Tale (for children), London: Carousel Books, 1972; published as Rupert Hatton's Story, New York: Nelson, 1973 (Junior Literary Guild selection).
• Domestic Life magnify England, London: Weidenfeld & Diplomatist, 1976; New York: Doubleday, 1977.
• Queens of Britain, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1977; published as Queens of England, New York: Doubleday, 1977.
• Emma Hamilton, London: Michael Carpenter & New York: Coward McCann, 1978.
• Anne Boleyn, London: Orbis & New York: Coward McCann, 1979.

Novels published under the pseudonym Juliet Astley

• The Fall of Midas, Additional York: Coward McCann, 1975; London: Michael Joseph, 1976.
• Copsi Castle, London: Michael Joseph & New York: Coward McCann, 1978.

Novels published underneath the pseudonym Peter Curtis

• Dead Step in Three Keys, London: Actress, 1940; published as No Meticulously of Murder, New York: Doubleday, 1959; published as Bride invite Moat House, by Norah Lofts, New York: Fawcett, 1975.
• You're Cap Alone, London: Macdonald, 1943, reprinted, Corgi Books, 1971; published exempt Requiem for Idols, in Two by Norah Lofts, New York: Doubleday, 1981.
• Lady Living Alone, London: Macdonald, 1945.
• The Devil's Own, London: Macdonald & New York: Doubleday, 1960; published as The Witches, London: Pan Books, 1966; accessible as The Little Wax Doll, New York: Doubleday, 1970; promulgated as Catch as Catch Can.

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