Marie Corelli: Shakespeare's Champion: 1 (Stratford Small Histories)

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 Shakespeares 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.