Mary Stewart ( born Mary Stewart ; September 17, 1916 - May 10, 2014 ) is an English novelist, best known for her trilogy about Merlin , in which she was able to combine the features of a historical novel and fantasy -style history.
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| Birth name | Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow |
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| Date of Birth | or |
| Place of Birth | Sunderland |
| Date of death | or |
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| Occupation | prose writer |
| Years of creativity | 1954 - 2014 |
| Genre | detective , gothic , mysticism , fantasy |
| Language of Works | English |
| Debut | Madam, Will You Talk? ("Madame, will you speak?") |
| Artworks on the site Lib.ru | |
Content
- 1 Biography
- 2 Bibliography
- 2.1 Life of Merlin
- 2.2 Other works
- 3 Films
- 4 Prizes and awards
- 5 notes
- 6 References
Biography
Born in Sunderland in the family of a priest. In 1939, she graduated from Dareham University and received the specialty of an English teacher. In 1941-1945, she taught at the University of Dareham , where she met her husband, Professor of Geology Frederick Henry Stuart. In 1945 they got married. At the insistence of her husband, Mary sent to the publishing house the manuscript of her first novel, “Madame, will you speak?”, Which was published in 1954. In 1956, Frederick Stewart received a teaching position in Edinburgh and moved there with his wife. Spouses Stuart traveled a lot, which gave Mary material for several novels, which take place abroad: in France, Greece, and other countries.
In 2001, Frederick passed away. After his death, the writer lived in Edinburgh.
Bibliography
Merlin's life
- Crystal Grotto (The Crystal Cave, 1970 )
- Hollow Hills (The Hollow Hills, 1973 )
- The Last Enchantment (The Last Enchantment, 1979 )
- Day of Wrath / The Wicked Day (1983)
- The Prince and the Pilgrim / The Prince and the Pilgrim (1995)
Other works
- Madame, will you talk? (Madam, Will You Talk ?, 1954)
- Bonfire at Night (Wildfire at Midnight, 1955)
- Thunder on the Right / Thunder on the Sky / Thunder is heard on the right (Thunder on the Right, 1957)
- Nine Coaches Waiting for You / And Nine Coaches Waiting for You (Nine Coaches Waiting, 1958)
- My brother Michael / My brother Michael (1959)
- Ivy Tree / Ivy Tree (1961)
- Lunar spinners / Lunar spinners (The Moonspinners, 1962)
- This is strange magic / Terrible enchantment (This Rough Magic, 1964)
- Enchanted Horse / Melody Above / Flying Above (Airs above the Ground, 1965)
- Gabriel Hounds (The Gabriel Hounds, 1967)
- The wind off the small isles
- Little broom (children's novel)
- Ludo and the Star Horse (story for children)
- Do Not Touch The Cat (Touch Not the Cat, 1976)
- A Walk in Wolf Wood (story for children)
- The Cloister of Thorns / Thornyhold (1988)
- Frost on the window and other poems
- Ivory Tower / Small Butterfly (Stormy Petrel, 1991)
- Pink Cottage (Rose Cottage, 1997)
- Terrible Enchantment (Formidable spell)
Films
- Merlin from the Crystal Cave (film)
- The Moon Spinners (1964)
- Mary and the Witch Flower (2017)
Prizes and Awards
- 1971, Mythopoeic Awards , Mythopoetic Fantasy Award for The Crystal Cave
- 1974, Mythopoeic Awards, The Hollow Hills Fantasy Mythic Fantasy Award
Notes
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- ↑ NooSFere
- ↑ Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ Babelio
- ↑ Babelio
- ↑ BNF ID : 2011 Open Data Platform .
- ↑ Library of Congress Authorities - Library of Congress .
- ↑ 1 2 Internet Movie Database - 1990.
- ↑ Internet Speculative Fiction Database - 1995.
- ↑ https://www.noosfere.org/livres/auteur.asp?numauteur=-42042&Niveau=bio
- ↑ Record # 109491991 // VIAF - 2012.
- ↑ German National Library , Berlin State Library , Bavarian State Library , etc. Record # 118920901 // General regulatory control (GND) - 2012—2016.
- ↑ Swedish Film Database
Links
- Biography and bibliography on fantlab.ru
- Stewart, Mary in the library of Maxim Moshkov
- Unofficial site