Marie Corelli

Marie Corelli was a famous, fearless, outspoken woman.A successful nineteenth-century novelist, she outsold Dickens in her day. Then she moved to Stratford-upon-Avon.Stratford was a sleepy, little English town. With one claim to fame -- William Shakespeare.And when Marie appointed herself champion of conservation in Shakespeare's town, she found herself in opposition to those who thought this was their job…This is the first in a series of small histories of Stratford-upon-Avon, England, looking at those who made the town significant and the roles they played.The book includes illustrations, photographs and an index.