WRITER

Mary Stewart

1916 - 2014

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Mary, Lady Stewart (born Mary Florence Elinor Rainbow; 17 September 1916 – 9 May 2014) was a British novelist who developed the romantic mystery genre, featuring smart, adventurous heroines who could hold their own in dangerous situations. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Mary Stewart has received more than 33,693 page views. Her biography is available in 19 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 17 in 2019). Mary Stewart is the 4,841st most popular writer (down from 4,201st in 2019), the 3,523rd most popular biography from United Kingdom (down from 3,098th in 2019) and the 402nd most popular British Writer.

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  • 34k

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  • 48.03

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 19

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 3.12

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Notable Works

The Crystal Cave
Kings and rulers, Adaptations, Merlin (Legendary character)
WHO WAS MERLIN? Was the famed magician of Camelot and King Arthur's court really a sinister, all-powerful being from another world? Was he truly a Prince of Darkness? Or was he a man with the passions of other mortals? A man with unique intelligence and unusual gifts? Why was he so feared? How did he come by his occult powers? Why was the crystal cave so important to him? Fifth century Britain is a country of chaos and division after the Roman withdrawal. Born the bastard son of a Welsh princess who will not reveal to her son his father's true identity, Myridden Emrys -- or as he would later be known, Merlin -- leads a perilous childhood, haunted by portents and visions. But destiny has great plans for this no-man's-son, taking him from prophesying before the High King Vortigern to the crowning of Uther Pendragon ... and the conception of Arthur -- king for once and always.
1970
The moon-spinners
mystery, romantic suspense
Young, beautiful, and adventurous Nicola Ferris loves her life as a secretary at the British Embassy on Greece. On leave from her job as a secretary in Athens, has been looking forward to a quiet week's holiday in the lush island of Crete, enjoying the wild flowers and the company of her cousin Frances. Then on her day off, her impulse led her on a little-used path into the foreboding White Mountains. She links up with two hiking companions who have inadvertently stumbled upon a scene of blood vengeance, that involving a young Englishman and a group of people tied together by blood and the bonds of greed. For the first time in her life Nicola meets a man and a situation she cannot deal with... A man in hiding -- for reasons he could not explain. Warned to stay away, Nicola was unable to obey. And before she realized what she had uncovered, she found herself thrust into the midst of an alarming plot in which she would become the prey... And suddenly the life Nicola adores is in danger of coming to an abrupt, brutal, and terrifying end....
1962
This Rough Magic
Fiction - General
1971
The Ivy Tree
Missing persons, False personation, Fiction
1980
The hollow hills
Adaptations, Arthurian romances, Britons
Dark Ages. Keeping watch over the young Arthur Pendragon, the prince and prophet Merlin Ambrosius is haunted by dreams of the magical sword Caliburn, which has been hidden for centuries. When Uther Pendragon is killed in battle, the time of destiny is at hand, and Arthur must claim the fabled sword to become the true High King of Britain.
1973
The last enchantment
Fiction, Merlin (Legendary character), Arthurian romances
Follow Merlin through a candid tale of adventure, enchantment and wonder as he spurs Arthur and his knights through a destiny to build Camelot and thwart evil; this almost bibliographical novel of Merlin's story gives a fresh take and gives deeper insight into the tales of King Arthur then is found in more common literature.
1979

Among WRITERS

Among writers, Mary Stewart ranks 4,841 out of 7,302. Before her are Norman Smith, Julio Ramón Ribeyro, Mahmoud Dowlatabadi, Zhu Ziqing, Leonti Mroveli, and Émile Souvestre. After her are Vittorio Messori, José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, Myrtis of Anthedon, Corín Tellado, Gulnazar Keldi, and Jim Harrison.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1916, Mary Stewart ranks 206. Before her are Edward Platt, Irving Wallace, Arnoldo Foà, Ángel Suquía Goicoechea, Yekaterina Zelenko, and Shigeo Arai. After her are Anna Yegorova, Ondina Valla, Rostislav Alexeyev, Nancye Wynne Bolton, Neagu Djuvara, and Veronika Dudarova. Among people deceased in 2014, Mary Stewart ranks 312. Before her are Mary Anderson, Polly Bergen, Lucien Clergue, Arnoldo Foà, Milan Horvat, and Ignatius Zakka I Iwas. After her are Carol Ann Susi, Simón Díaz, Paolo Salvati, Carmelo Bossi, Nadya Nozharova, and Suchitra Sen.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Mary Stewart ranks 3,523 out of 8,785. Before her are Norman Smith (1923), Joe Cole (1981), Peter Carington, 6th Baron Carrington (1919), Peter Whitehead (1914), Marie Spartali Stillman (1844), and William Frederick Denning (1848). After her are W. J. Coffee (1774), Charles Jarrott (1927), Juliet Mills (1941), Naseem Hamed (1974), Sophie Okonedo (1968), and Patricia Routledge (1929).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Mary Stewart ranks 402. Before her are William Martin Leake (1777), Nicholas Evans (1950), John Lyly (1554), W. W. Jacobs (1863), Mary Elizabeth Braddon (1835), and Norman Smith (1923). After her are Len Deighton (1929), Alan Woods (1944), Susan Blackmore (1951), Anna Laetitia Barbauld (1743), Henry of Huntingdon (1080), and Jonathan Coe (1961).

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