Later, Margaret's agents, Curtis Brown Ltd, encouraged her to try her hand at historical novels. Over the next twenty years a steady stream of short stories and verse appeared over her name (and several noms de plume) in leading English periodicals of the time, Windsor, London, Quiver, and others. Margaret was already a published writer when she married Peter, a furniture salesman, in 1917. She grew up in the Sussex countryside, and was educated at small private schools in London and Paris.
She was the youngest of ten children born into a happy, loving family in Victorian England. Margaret Campbell Barnes lived from 1891 to 1962.
Her historical novels, which have sold more than 2 million copies worldwide, include My Lady of Cleves, With All My Heart, Isabel the Fair and The King&'s Bed.& Margaret Campbell Barnes grew up in London. &?Immensely entertaining and absorbing.&? -Chicago Tribune& &?Not only is Brief Gaudy Hour a moving and lifelike portrait of Anne Boleyn, it is a thoroughly delightful novel in which the author has succeeded in blending historical events and utterances with suspense in narrative and spontaneity in character.&? -New York Times& The author brings to light Boleyn&'s humanity and courage, giving an intimate look at a young woman struggling to find her own way in a world dominated by men and adversaries. Her swift rise to power quickly became her own undoing.& The beauty and charms of Anne Boleyn bewitched the most powerful man in the world, King Henry VIII, but her resourcefulness and cleverness were not enough to stop the malice of her enemies. A meticulous researcher, Margaret Campbell Barnes immerses readers in this intrigue and in the lush, glittery world of the Tudor Court. The infamous love of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Elizabeth I, Anne Boleyn undertook a rocky journey from innocent courtier to powerful Queen of England. The enigmatic Anne Boleyn comes to life in this charming, brilliant portrayal by acclaimed British novelist Margaret Campbell Barnes.
The Timeless Story of History&'s Most Intriguing Heroine&
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