Paula Allardyce

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Paula Allardyce


Born
in London, England, The United Kingdom
February 19, 1912

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Ursula Torday
aka Paula Allardyce, Charity Blackstock, Lee Blackstock, Charlotte Keppel

Ursula Torday was born on 19 February 1912 (some sources say her birth was in 1888 or 1914) in London, England, UK, daughter of mixed parents, her mother was Scottish and her father was Hungarian. She studied at Kensington High School in London, before went to the Oxford University, where she obtained a BA in English at Lady Margaret Hall College, and later a Social Science Certificate at London School of Economics.

In 1930s, she published her first three novels with her real name, Ursula Torday. During the World War II she worked as a probation officer for the Citizen's Advice Bureau, and during the next seven years afterwards, she was also running a refug
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Average rating: 3.65 · 139 ratings · 31 reviews · 36 distinct works
My Dear Miss Emma

4.16 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1958 — 3 editions
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The Rebel Lover

4.36 avg rating — 14 ratings — published 1960 — 3 editions
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Witches' Sabbath

3.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 1961 — 9 editions
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Miss Philadelphia Smith

3.35 avg rating — 17 ratings — published 1977 — 5 editions
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Octavia

4.08 avg rating — 12 ratings — published 1965 — 3 editions
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The Rogue's Lady

3.78 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1961 — 2 editions
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Eliza

3.30 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1972 — 3 editions
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Shadowed Love

3.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 1970 — 3 editions
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Gentleman Rogue

4.14 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1966 — 2 editions
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Adam and Evelina

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4.33 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1956 — 2 editions
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