Beatrice Chase

Beatrice Chase (born July 5, 1874 in Harrow , † July 3, 1955 ) is the stage name of a British writer who became known in Great Britain in the first half of the 20th century for her novels, which are set in the Dartmoor area. Her real name was " Olive Katharine Parr " and she claimed to be a direct descendant of William Parr. He was the brother of Catherine Parr , the sixth wife of King Henry VIII.

It was 1874 in Harrow in the county of Middlesex born but spent most of their lives in a cottage on the outskirts of Widecombe-in-the-Moor in the county of Devon . There she wrote many novels such as "The Heart of the Moor", "The Ghost of the Moor" and the novel with the appropriate title "Through the Dartmoor Window".

Her passion for Dartmoor is evident in her writing, and she has often campaigned to protect the landscape from modern developments, such as use by the British Army . In fact, Beatrice Chase has often been referred to as "The Lady of the Moor" based on a novel by John Oxenham in which she is a heroine. The book was called "My Lady of the Moor" and Chase just picked it up.

She died in 1955 at the age of 81 and was buried in the Widecombe cemetery. The narrow granite cross on her grave is inscribed with Beatrice Chase on one side and Olive Katharine Parr on the other.

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• Beatrice Chase - My Lady of the Moor (English)