The story of catherine of braganza new edition by plaidy, jean isbn. Read books for free from anywhere and from any device. Book information for the pleasures of love, 9780709044611. Jean plaidy project gutenberg selfpublishing ebooks. The pleasures of love by jean plaidy, paperback barnes. She was an extremely prolific author who wrote under several pseudonyms, including victoria holt, jean plaidy and philippa. Jean plaidys novels had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide by. Newly married to king charles ii, catherine of braganza has left her sheltered upbringing in portugal for the notoriously licentious english court. Publication date 1992 topics catherine, of braganza, queen, consort of charles ii, king of england, 16381705 publisher new york. Born eleanor alice burford, she was britains most prolific historical novelist, writing 183 books over the course of her career. The books below listed in blue are books that are currently or soon to be in print by random house. Jean plaidy, victoria holt, philippa carr, ellalice tate, elbur ford, kathleen kellow, eleanor burford, anna percival these are all pen names of eleanor hibbert, who died this day in 1993.
The pleasures of love queens of england, book 9 by jean. We use cookies to give you the best possible experience. Her bestknown pseudonyms were jean plaidy, victoria holt, and philippa carr. Buy the pleasures of love by jean plaidy online at alibris. Please check often to learn which of your favorite jean plaidy novels will be back. The pleasures of lovethe merry monarchs wife jean plaidy advertisement. She left behind more than 200 books that are widely read still today. When i look back over my long and tempestuous life, i can see th. The author of the reluctant queen returns with the ninth novel in the queens of england series pleasures of love. The pleasures of love by jean plaidy 1991 1st ed hardcover 0709044615 r. She died on january 18, 1993 at sea, somewhere between greece and port said, egypt.
Biography hibbert was born eleanor alice burford on 1 september 1906 in. In this, her ninth volume in her queens of england series of books, she relates the first person narrative of a little known queen, catherine of braganza, who. Pleasures of love plaidy, jean hardcover used good. By the time of her death, she had sold more than 100 million books. Plaidy s depiction has catherine truly in love with the king, and ohsoaware of his shortcomings. She wrote under many pen namesjean plaidy was one of her most popular pseudonyms, and was created when she lived near plaidy beach, in cornwall. Victoria holt, jean plaidy, philippa carr, eleanor hibbert. Charles stuart one it was late afternoon on a july day in the. The pleasures of love is the ninth in the queens of england series. We personally assess every books quality and offer rare, outofprint treasures. She was particularly famous for combining facts and imagination for bringing. The pleasures of love the merry monarchs wife by jean plaidy. Catherine of braganza left her home in portugal to come to the notoriously licentious court of england to marry the newly restored king.
The pleasures of love queens of england, book 9 by jean plaidy book cover, description, publication history. In her reckoning, charles ii could not i enjoyed reading jean plaidy s the merry monarchs wife. Rose without a thorn in the shadow of the crown queen of this realm myself my enemy the pleasures of love williams wife victoria victorious. In this, her ninth volume in her queens of england series of books, she relates the first person narrative of a little known queen, catherine of braganza, who married charles ii of england. Order of victoria holt books eleanor burford hibbert 19061993 was a british author of historical fiction, gothic fiction and romance novels. Buy the pleasures of love by jean plaidy from waterstones today. Explore books by jean plaidy with our selection at. This book takes readers inside the making of the great tudor empire as henry tudors ascent to the throne and his marriage to elizabeth of york, daughter and direct heir.
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In her early twenties, she married a leather merchant, george percival hibbert, whoshared her love of books and reading. When i look back over my long and tempestuous life, i can see that much of what happened to memy triumphs and most of my misfortuneswas due to my passionate. There is a total of eleven books, and many editions, in this series and which were published between 1983 and 1993. Jean plaidy when catherine learns the truth about her new husband, king charles ii, she realizes that shes also surrounded by enemies. The pleasures of love jean plaidy, diana bishop on.
Use search by author, title or series to find more. Plaidys depiction has catherine truly in love with the king, and ohsoaware of his shortcomings. Jean plaidy jean plaidy the wondering prince i think that no joys are above the pleasures of love. Jean plaidy is the pen name of the prolific english author eleanor hibbert, also known as victoria holt. A true princess, margaret tudor leaves her beloved england and. Diana bishop newly married to king charles ii, catherine of braganza has left her sheltered upbringing in portugal to become part of the notoriously licentious english court. The story of king henry vii and elizabeth of york is the first book in the tudors saga that plaidy published. This is a list of all the books i own, both physical and electronic. Jean plaidy is the pen name of a prolific english novelist and author named eleanor alice buford hibbert, who liked to write historical fiction, romantic fiction, and gothic fiction novels. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Jean plaidy books list of books by author jean plaidy.
More than 14 million copies of her books have been sold. I am a collector of eleanor burford and as she wrote under the pseudonym of jean plaidy, i purchased this book, which was a 1st edition. Adultery in this period of time was very common among husbands, so why margaret expected herself to be exempt from it was beyond me. The pleasures of love the merry monarchs wife by jean plaidy fictiondb. Three rivers press is very proud to publish jean plaidy. In this, her ninth volume in her queens of england series of books. The pleasures of lovethe merry monarchs wife jean plaidy 324. By the time of her death, the novels of jean plaidy had sold morethan 14 million copies worldwide. In the grim recesses of the tower of london, two captives begin a passionate love affair that will last years but is destined to dest. Jean plaidy, one of the preeminent authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century, is the pen name of the prolific english author eleanor hibbert, also know as victoria holt. If you like jean plaidy books, youll love philippa gregory. She was particularly famous for combining facts and imagination for bringing alive history through her books of romance and fiction. The complete library of a 30something bookworm page 4.
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