Victoria Holt
Eleanor Burford Hibbert (1906-1993) was a British author of historical fiction, gothic fiction and romance novels. She was an extremely prolific author who wrote under several pseudonyms, including Victoria Holt, Jean Plaidy and Philippa Carr (her most famous ones). She also used the pen names Eleanor Burford (her birth name), Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Anne Percival and Ellalice Tate. Jean Plaidy was used for her novels about the regency, whereas Victoria Holt was used for gothic romance. Her historical novels as Plaidy were praised for their accuracy and quality of writing. Eleanor is the author of many series, including (but not limited to) the Tudor Saga , Daughters of England, Stuart Saga, Georgian Saga, Plantagenet Saga and Queens of England series. Among her inspirations were the Brontes, Charles Dickens and Leo Tolstoy . She died in 1993 while on a cruise between Greece and Egypt.
