Dorothy Black (novelist)

Dorothy Delius Allan Black MacLeish
Born Dorothy Delius Allan Black
1890
Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK
Died 1977 (aged 86–87)
Scotland, UK
Pen name Dorothy Black;
Peter Delius[1]
Occupation Novelist
Language English
Nationality British
Period 1916–1974
Genre Romance
Notable works Letters of an Indian Judge to an English Gentlewoman
Spouse Hugh MacLeish
Relatives Frederick Delius (uncle);
Clare Delius (mother)

Dorothy MacLeish, née Black (born 1890 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK – died 1977[2] in Scotland, UK) was a British writer of over 100 romance novels and several short stories from 1916 to 1974 under her maiden name Dorothy Black and as Peter Delius. In 1934 published anonymously Letters of an Indian Judge to an English Gentlewoman, later reedited under her name. She wrote her auto-biography "The foot of the rainbow" in 1960.

Dorothy Black was vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association.[3]

Biography

Born Dorothy Delius Allan Black on 1890 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK, was the daughter of Clare (Edith) Delius (1866–1954), and her husband J. W. A. Black, her parents married in 1889. She was niece of the famous composer, Frederick Delius (1862–1934). Her mother wrote her brother's biography: Frederick Delius: Memories of my Brother.[4]

She worked as journalist. In 1916,[1] she was married with Hugh MacLeish.[5] Because of her husband's job, they moved to Rangoon, Burma (now also known as Myanmar), where she started to published fiction.[6]

She raised her children in Burma. On 7 January 1921, she described Burma as "A Paradise for Women" in an article at the London Daily Mail.[7]

She used Burma and India as inspiration to many of her novels. In 1934 published anonymously Letters of an Indian Judge to an English Gentlewoman, later reedited under her name. The summer of 1949, she assisted Marion Crawford to writing a series of features on life with Princess Margaret. She wrote her auto-biography "The foot of the rainbow" in 1960.

She died on 1977 in Scotland, UK.

Bibliography

As Dorothy Black

Single novels

Children's books

Omnibus

Non-fiction

Short stories

As Peter Delius

Single novels

Anonymously

Single novels

References and sources

  1. 1 2 Crime Fiction IV
  2. ↑ author and book info
  3. ↑ Past RNA Officers
  4. ↑ Books and Bookmen, Volúmenes 5–6
  5. ↑ Catalog of Copyright Entries. New Series: 1930
  6. ↑ Ladies' Home Journal, Volumen 71
  7. ↑ Burma: A Paradise for Women
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