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Ursula Torday

アーシュラ・トーデイ

Āshura Tōdei

別名: Ursula Joyce Torday
ペンネーム: Paula AllardycePen name for gothic romance novels, Charity BlackstockPen name for mystery novels, Lee BlackstockUS variant of Charity Blackstock, Charlotte KeppelPen name for later novels

プロフィール

性別
女性
生誕
1912-02-19 (London)
死没
1997-03-06 (Haywards Heath) 85歳
国籍
British
言語
English
居住地歴
London → Haywards Heath, Sussex

経歴

職業
Novelist, Probation officer, Typist, Teacher
活動期間
1935年〜1982年
影響を受けた人物
Emil Torday
ノミネート
Edgar Award nomination (Miss Fenny)

学歴

Oxford University
Lady Margaret Hall / English
学位: BA
国: United Kingdom
BA in English
London School of Economics
Social Science
学位: Social Science Certificate
国: United Kingdom
Social Science Certificate
Kensington High School
国: United Kingdom

受賞歴

Romantic Novel of the Year Award
1961
対象作品: Witches' Sabbath
主催: Romantic Novelists' Association
結果: Winner

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

Witches' Sabbath

1961年 Gothic romance

Gothic romance novel that won the Romantic Novel of the Year Award in 1961.

WitchesMystery

全著作

  • The Ballad-Maker of Paris (1935)
  • No Peace for the Wicked (1937)
  • The Mirror of the Sun (1938)

作風・主題

文体
GothicRomanceMystery
頻出モチーフ
Holocaust childrenGhostsRevenge

評価・遺産

British author of over 60 gothic, romance, and mystery novels using multiple pseudonyms.

豆知識

  • Father was Hungarian anthropologist Emil Torday.
  • Ran a refugee scheme for Jewish children during WWII.