Margaret Stuart (poet)
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Dorothy Margaret Stuart, née Browne (1889, Meerbrook, Staffordshire
– September 14, 1963) was a British
poet
and writer.
In 1924 she won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for her "Fencers' song" cycle, Sword Songs.
Her other works include literary and historical biographies, historical non-fiction particularly concentrating on the lives of women and children, and history stories for children. She was a member of the English Association
from 1930 onwards, edited its News-Letter and contributed essays and book reviews to its journal, English.
Staffordshire
Staffordshire is a landlocked county in the West Midlands region of England. For Eurostat purposes, the county is a NUTS 3 region and is one of four counties or unitary districts that comprise the "Shropshire and Staffordshire" NUTS 2 region. Part of the National Forest lies within its borders...
– September 14, 1963) was a British
Great Britain
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poet
Poet
A poet is a person who writes poetry. A poet's work can be literal, meaning that his work is derived from a specific event, or metaphorical, meaning that his work can take on many meanings and forms. Poets have existed since antiquity, in nearly all languages, and have produced works that vary...
and writer.
In 1924 she won a silver medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for her "Fencers' song" cycle, Sword Songs.
Her other works include literary and historical biographies, historical non-fiction particularly concentrating on the lives of women and children, and history stories for children. She was a member of the English Association
English Association
The English Association is a British association dedicated to furthering the study of English language and literature in schools, higher education institutes and amongst the public in general....
from 1930 onwards, edited its News-Letter and contributed essays and book reviews to its journal, English.
Selected bibliography
- Lyrics of Old London (1915)
- Sword Songs (1925)
- The Boy Through the Ages (1926)
- The Book of Other Lands (1927)
- The Girl Through the Ages (1933)
- Horace Walpole (1937)
- Chivalry and Social Life in the Middle Ages (1927)
- Christina Rossetti (1930)
- Men and Women of Plantagenet England (1932)
- The Book of Chivalry and Romance (1933)
- Sir Walter Scott: Some Centenary Reflections (1934)
- The King's Service (1935)
- Molly Lepell: Lady Hervey (1936)
- King George the Sixth (1937)
- The Daughters of George III (1939)
- A Child's Day Through the Ages (1941)
- The Children's Chronicle (1944)
- Historic Cavalcade (1945)
- The English Abigail (1946)
- The Young Clavengers (1947)
- The Five Wishes (1950)
- Daughter of England: A New Study of Princess Charlotte of Wales and Her Family (1951)
- The Story of William the Conqueror (1952)
- Portrait of the Prince Regent (1953)
- Dearest Bess (1955)
- London Through the Ages (1956)
- A Book of Cats: Legendary, Literary and Historical (1959)