Joan Haslip
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Joan Haslip (27 February 1912 – 19 June 1994) was an English writer who wrote several historical books, often focusing on European royalty.[1]
She was born in London and educated in London, Paris, and Florence. Her first book, Out of Focus, appeared in 1931; among her other notable publications are biographies of Lady Hester Stanhope (1934) and Charles Stewart Parnell (1937). In addition, she was a regular journalist for the London Mercury,[1] the Daily Mail, Evening News, and The Illustrated London News. She also worked for the Italian section of the BBC from 1941 to 1944.[2] Her books were generally regarded as accurate and fairly complete, although at times falling prey to "outdated interpretations". Haslip was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[2]
List of works
[edit]- Out of Focus (1931)
- Grandfather's Steps (1932)
- Recipes from Vienna (1933) by Evelyn Bach (introduction)
- Peonies and Magnolias (1934)
- Lady Hester Stanhope (1934)
- Parnell (1937)
- Fairy Tales from the Balkans (1943) illustrated by Dodo Adler
- Lucrezia Borgia (1953)
- The Sultan: The Life of Sultan Abdul Hamid (1958)
- The Lonely Empress: a Biography of Elizabeth of Austria (1965)
- Imperial Adventurer: Emperor Maximilian of Mexico (1971)
- US edition The Crown of Mexico: Maximilian and his Empress Carlota (1971)
- Catherine the Great (1977)
- The Emperor and the Actress: The Love Story of Emperor Franz Josef & Katharina Schratt (1982)
- Marie Antoinette (1987)
- Madame du Barry (1991)
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References
[edit]- 1 2 Grant, Michael (22 June 1994). "Obituary: Joan Haslip". The Independent. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
- 1 2 Pace, Eric (27 June 1994). "Joan Haslip, Writer, Dies at 82; Biographer of Women in History". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 June 2016.
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