Joan Haslip
Joan Haslip (1912–1994) was an author of historical books, often focusing on European royalty. She was born in London and educated in London, Paris, and Florence. Her first book, ''Out of Focus'', appeared in 1931; among her other notable publications are biographies of Lady Hester Stanhope (1934) and Charles Stewart Parnell (1937). In addition, she was a regular journalist for the ''London Mercury'', the ''Daily Mail'', ''Evening News'', and ''The Illustrated London News''.She also worked for the Italian section of the BBC from 1941 to 1944. Her books were generally regarded as accurate and fairly complete, although at times falling prey to "outdated interpretations".
Haslip was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature. Provided by Wikipedia
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