Marie Corelli

<p>Marie Corelli was a famous fearless outspoken woman.</p><p>A successful nineteenth-century novelist she outsold Dickens in her day. Then she moved to Stratford-upon-Avon.</p><p>Stratford was a sleepy little English town. With one claim to fame -– William Shakespeare.</p><p>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…</p><p>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.</p><p>The book includes illustrations photographs and an index.</p>