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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Literature & Fiction

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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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Average rating: 3.84 · 1,308 ratings · 229 reviews · 21 distinct works

	Mrs Palfrey at the Claremont by Elizabeth Taylor, Paul Bailey (Introduction) 3.83 avg rating — 280 ratings — published 1971 — 8 editions	My rating:
	Angel by Elizabeth Taylor, Hilary Mantel (Introduction) 3.80 avg rating — 221 ratings — published 1957 — 14 editions	My rating:
	In a Summer Season 3.73 avg rating — 122 ratings — published 1961 — 10 editions	My rating:
	At Mrs Lippincote's by Elizabeth Taylor, Valerie Martin (Introduction) 3.88 avg rating — 99 ratings — published 1945 — 12 editions	My rating:
	Blaming by Elizabeth Taylor, Jonathan Keates (Introduction) 3.80 avg rating — 74 ratings — published 1976 — 5 editions	My rating:
	A View of the Harbour by Elizabeth Taylor, Sarah Waters (Introduction) 3.83 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1947 — 7 editions	My rating:
	A Game of Hide and Seek 3.70 avg rating — 87 ratings — published 1951 — 11 editions	My rating:
	The Soul of Kindness 4.08 avg rating — 61 ratings — published 1964 — 6 editions	My rating:
	The Wedding Group 3.90 avg rating — 50 ratings — published 1968 — 10 editions	My rating:
	A Wreath of Roses 3.88 avg rating — 40 ratings — published 1949 — 4 editions	My rating:

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“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

tags: capacity , greater , lfe , our , patience , shorter , strange , very , waiting , years

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

tags: love , prince

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“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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