Barbara Cartland
Dame Mary Barbara Hamilton Cartland was an English writer who published both contemporary and historical romance novels, the latter set primarily during the Victorian or Edwardian period. Cartland is one of the best-selling authors worldwide of the 20th century.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Edgbaston
- Educated at
- Malvern St JamesThe Alice Ottley School
- Awards
- 🏆 Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire
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Trending topics shown first"The great majority of people in England and America are modest, decent and pure-minded and the amount of virgins in the world today is stupendous."
"The right diet directs sexual energy into the parts that matter."
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Timeline
1901
Born
Birth2000
Died
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