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Marguerite Bell


Born
in Lewisham, London, England, The United Kingdom
April 12, 1908

Died
December 03, 2013

Genre
Romance, Historical Fiction


One of many pseudonyms used by Ida Julia Pollock, née Crowe.

Mrs. Pollack was a British writer of several short-stories and 125 romance novels that were published under her married name and under a number of different pseudonyms: Joan M. Allen; Susan Barrie, Pamela Kent, Averil Ives, Anita Charles, Barbara Rowan, Jane Beaufort, Rose Burghley, Mary Whistler and Marguerite Bell. She has sold millions of copies over her 90-year career. She has been referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105 and continued writing until her death.

Ida and her husband, Lt Colonel Hugh Alexander Pollock, DSO (1888–1971), a veteran of war and Winston Churchill's collaborator and editor, had a daughter, Rosemary Pollock, who is also a ro ...more

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Average rating: 2.89 · 46 ratings · 6 reviews · 6 distinct works
The Devil's Daughter
2.67 avg rating — 21 ratings — published 1978 — 6 editions
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A Rose for Danger
3.06 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1977 — 13 editions
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A Distant Drum
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2005 — 5 editions
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Bride by Auction
2.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1989 — 3 editions
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Sea Change
did not like it 1.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2002 — 5 editions
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A Rose For Danger
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