British women romantic fiction writers

English writer and media personality (1901-2000)

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British historical romance and detective fiction novelist (1902–1974)

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Dame Jilly Cooper was an English author and journalist, best known for her long-running Rutshire Chronicles series. She began her career in journalism and published several works of non-fiction, including books on class, animals and marriage, before turning to fiction. Her first book was How to Stay Married, which was published in 1969. She published several collections of journalism, alongside other non-fiction volumes throughout much of her career. Cooper's first novel to be published was the romance Emily, which appeared in 1975 and was followed by five more, as well as a volume of short stories. Cooper was also an anthologist and wrote the Little Mabel series of children's books.

English writer and poet (1881–1927)

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British writer, referred to as the "world's oldest novelist" who was still active at 105. (1908-2013)

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Scottish writer, novelist and journalist, editor

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noblewoman; English writer, journalist, and member of the Bright Young Things

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British romance novelist (1941-)