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[BIBLIO] Victoria Holt - MysteryMind - 10-14-2007 Eleanor Hibbert wrote under several different pseudonyms but her most famous was probably Victoria Holt. The following is a list of her books. I don't know if it's complete but it is a list of what I've read and some I have not read but am familiar with the title. Most are Gothics but some are historical romances. 1. Mistress of Mellyn 2. Kirkland Revels 3. Bride of Pendorric 4. The Legend of the Seventh Virgin 5. Menfreya in the Morning 6. The King of the Castle 7. The Queen's Confession 8. The Shivering Sands 9. The Secret Woman 10. The Shadow of the Lynx 11. On the Night of the Seventh Moon 12. The Curse of the Kings 13. The House of a Thousand Lanterns 14. Lord of the Far Island 15. Pride of the Peacock 16. The Devil on Horseback 17. My Enemy the Queen 18. The Spring of the Tiger 19. The Mask of the Enchantress 20. The Judas Kiss 21. The Demon Lover 22. The Time of the Hunter's Moon 23. The Landower Legacy 24. The Road to Paradise Island 25. Secret For a Nightingale 26. The Silk Vendetta 27. The India Fan 28. The Captive 29. Snare of Serpents 30. Daughter of Deceit 31. Seven For a Secret 32. The Black Opal At some point, I'd like to go back and write a quick synopsis of each book and my review on them, so I'd be able to keep track of which is which. RE: [BIBLIO] Victoria Holt - readertim - 10-22-2007 Those are a lot of books. I don't recall reading any of them at the moment, but I might have. It would take a while to read all of them. Why did she use different names? RE: [BIBLIO] Victoria Holt - MysteryMind - 10-24-2007 Beats me. Most of the books above are Gothics but a few are historical romances involving real historical figures. I read a few that she wrote under the name "Philippa Carr" and they appeared to be historical romances with fictional characters, although some may have been classified as Gothic. I never read any under "Jean Plaidy" but they appeared to be historical books about historical figures. I don't know if they are fictional accounts or factual bios. RE: [BIBLIO] Victoria Holt - maisonvivante - 10-26-2007 Victoria Holt was used for the Gothic books she wrote. Other books under other names were primarily historical romances. Since her output was so great, it was thought that the use of different names would aid the public in finding the books they wanted. Barbara Michaels/Elizabeth Peters is a similar story. It's just a way of organizing an author's work when she delves into more than one genre. RE: [BIBLIO] Victoria Holt - paigenumber - 03-12-2009 A lesser known pseudonym she used was Kathleen Kellow. I just finished reading "Danse Macabre". I wouldn't classify it as a gothic romance, though. It is more of a contemporary (post WWII) human drama/tragedy. She wrote several other books but they are hard to find. I'll be checking out others to find out more about her style RE: [BIBLIO] Victoria Holt - UberStein - 11-21-2009 I own the original hardcover edition of "Shadow of the Lynx". I will definitely read it. RE: [BIBLIO] Victoria Holt - Monique Devereaux - 01-30-2010 I read the first ten while I was in high school in the 70s. I re-read Kirkland Revels about 20 years ago, and started reading it for the third time a few days ago. I collect Gothic paperbacks mostly for the cover art. I keep them displayed in an old fashioned wire book rack. I have a handful of Victoria Holt novels, but not Kirkland Revels, but I picked up a 1970 paperback edition in perfect shape on eBay for $1 USD! I'm about 1/4 the way into it and already we have a new bride in a large drafty house where she is not welcome by family members, overhearing sinister conversations, and a gallery of haunting ancestral family portraits, many of whom have a penchant for committing suicide by throwing themselves from the nearest parapet (the ancestral family members, not the portraits!) |