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Josephine Leslie

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Josephine Leslie (1898-1979) was an Irish writer, usually under the name R.A. Dick (taking the initials from her sea captain father, Robert Abercromby). She most famously wrote the 1945 novel The Ghost and Mrs. Muir which was made into a a 1947 film and adapted for a 1960s TV series.[1]

Selected works

  • Dick, R. A. (1945). The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. London, White Lion Ltd.[2]
  • Dick, R. A. (1954). Unpainted Portrait. London, Hodder and Stoughton.
  • Leslie, J. (1975). The Devil and Mrs Devine. London, Millington.

References

  1. ^ https://lccn.loc.gov/nr95034313 Dick, R. A., 1898-1979 Library of Congress Authorities [Accessed 10th Jan 2020]
  2. ^ Stetz, Margaret D (1996) The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Laughing with the captain in the house, Studies in the Novel, Vol. 28, Iss. 1, Spring: 93.