Margaret Crosland
Author of Colette: The Difficulty of Loving
About the Author
Margaret Crosland has been a freelance writer and translator since the 1950s. She has written several previous books
Works by Margaret Crosland
Associated Works
Hebdomeros with Monseiur Dudron's Adventure and Other Metaphysical Writings (1929) — Translator, some editions — 320 copies, 3 reviews
The Other Woman: A Short Novel and Stories (1972) — Translator, some editions — 148 copies, 2 reviews
The Gothic Tales of the Marquis de Sade (1965) — Translator, some editions; Translator, some editions — 137 copies, 2 reviews
A Pictorial History of Magic and the Supernatural (1968) — Translator, some editions — 112 copies, 2 reviews
The World of the Castrati: The History of an Extraordinary Operatic Phenomenon (1989) — Translator, some editions — 98 copies, 2 reviews
Tagged
Common Knowledge
- Other names
- Leonard de Saint-Yves
- Birthdate
- 1920-06-17
- Gender
- female
- Occupations
- translator
literary biographer - Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Shropshire, England, UK
- Associated Place (for map)
- England, UK
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Reviews
Concise, accessible biography of Louis XV's Favourite, Madame Pompadour. Far more than just a mistress, Jeanne-Antoinette Poisson took on the rigid etiquette and power play of Versailles to wield social and political influence even after she and the King were little more than good friends. Intelligent, beautiful, shrewd and creative, the Pompadour was a fascinating woman, and Margaret Crosland presents her to the reader with ease and admiration for her subject. Would have liked to see more show more portraits of Madame Pompadour, particularly those mentioned in the text, but a good introduction to her all the same. show less
A collection of Collette's reminiscences, conversations, letters arranged by theme.
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- Rating
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- ISBNs
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