Elizabeth Taylor





Elizabeth Taylor

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born
July 03, 1912 in Reading, Berkshire, England, The United Kingdom

died
November 19, 1975

gender
female

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Elizabeth Taylor (née Coles) was a popular English novelist and short story writer. Elizabeth Coles was born in Reading, Berkshire in 1912. She was educated at The Abbey School, Reading, and worked as a governess, as a tutor and as a librarian.

In 1936, she married John Micael, a businessman. She lived in Penn, Buckinghamshire, for almost all her married life.

Her first novel, At Mrs. Lippincote's, was published in 1945 and was followed by eleven more. Her short stories were published in various magazines and collected in four volumes. She also wrote a children's book.

Taylor's work is mainly concerned with the nuances of "everyday" life and situations, which she writes about with dexterity. Her shrewd but affectionate portrayals of middle cla...more


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Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont
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Angel
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In a Summer Season
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At Mrs Lippincote's
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Blaming
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A View of the Harbour
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A Game of Hide and Seek
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The Soul of Kindness
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The Wedding Group
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A Wreath of Roses
3.88 of 5 stars 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1949 — 4 editions
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More books by Elizabeth Taylor…
“It is very strange that the years teach us patience - that the shorter our time, the greater our capacity for waiting.”
Elizabeth Taylor, A Wreath of Roses

“A woman has got to love a bad man once or twice in her life to be thankful for a good one.”
Elizabeth Taylor

“I call upon you to draw from the depths of your being — to prove that we are a human race, to prove that our love outweighs our need to hate, that our compassion is more compelling than our need to blame”
Elizabeth Taylor

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