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- NĆ©e:
- Coles
- Born:
- July 3, 1912, Reading, Berkshire, Eng.
- Died:
- Nov. 19, 1975, Penn, Buckinghamshire (aged 63)
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Elizabeth Taylor
British author
Also known as: Elizabeth Coles
Elizabeth Taylor (born July 3, 1912, Reading, Berkshire, Eng.ādied Nov. 19, 1975, Penn, Buckinghamshire) was a British novelist noted for her precise use of language and scrupulously understated style.
Her first novel, At Mrs Lippincoteās, was published in 1945; like most of her work, it has a largely uneventful plot but portrays with unerring accuracy the behaviour of women in contemporary society. Among her other works are A Wreath of Roses (1950), A Game of Hide and Seek (1951), The Sleeping Beauty (1953), and The Wedding Group (1968). Volumes of short stories include A Dedicated Man (1965) and The Devastating Boys (1972). She frequently contributed to The New Yorker magazine.
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