Margaret Irwin
| Margaret Irwin | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1889 London, England 
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| Died | 11 December 1967 |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Period | 1924-1967 |
| Genre | Historical, Biography, horror |
| Notable works | Young Bess |
Margaret Emma Faith Irwin (1889 – 11 December 1967) was an English historical novelist. She also wrote a factual biography of Sir Walter Raleigh.
Irwin was born in London, England, and educated at Clifton High School in Bristol, and at Oxford University. She began writing books and short stories in the early 1920s. She married children's author and illustrator John Robert Monsell in 1929.
Her novels were esteemed for the accuracy of their historical research, and she became a noted authority on the Elizabethan and early Stuart era. One of her novels, Young Bess about the early years of Queen Elizabeth I, was made into a movie starring Jean Simmons.
Irwin wrote several ghost stories (including "The Book" and "The Earlier Service"). Irwin also wrote two fantasy novels: Still She Wished For Company is about a magical timeslip, while These Mortals is an adult fairy-tale about a wizard's daughter.
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