Lovell, Mary S(ybilla)

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LOVELL, Mary S(ybilla)

LOVELL, Mary S(ybilla). British, b. 1941. Genres: Novels, History, Local history/Rural topics, Travel/Exploration, Biography. Career: Worked as an accountant and business director, 1963-83, and as a technical writer and documentation manager, 1983-86; full-time writer, 1986-. Publications: A Hunting Pageant, 1981; Cats as Pets, 1982; Straight on till Morning: The Biography of Beryl Markham, 1987; (ed.) B. Markham, The Splendid Outcast (stories), 1987; The Sound of Wings: The Life of Amelia Earhart, 1989; Cast No Shadow: The Life of the American Spy Who Changed the Course of World War II, 1992; Rebel Heart, the Biography of Jane Digby, 1995; A Rage to Live: Biography of Sir Richard F. Burton and Isabel (Lady) Burton, 1998; The Sisters (biography), 2001; Bess of Hardwick, 2004; One More Spring, in progress; Deadlier than the Male: Women Adventurers (anthology), in progress. Address: c/o Robert Ducas Literary Agent, The Barn House, 244 Westside Rd, Norfolk, CT 06058, U.S.A. Online address: [email protected]

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