Margery Sharp

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Clara Margery Melita Sharp (born January 25, 1905 in the Salisbury district (county of Wiltshire ), † March 14, 1991 ) was an English writer . She is particularly known for her children's books about Miss Bianca, an adventurous mouse lady.

Life

She was born Clara Margery Melita Sharp in the Salisbury County, Wiltshire . She spent part of her childhood in Malta . In 1938 she married the engineer major and writer Jeffery Lloyd Castle

She published her first novel , Rhododendron Pie, in 1930. In her long career, she wrote 26 adult novels, numerous short stories , a few plays and 14 children's books.

Many of her works turned out to be international bestsellers , and almost all of them were also translated into German .

Some of her works also served as templates for films . Ernst Lubitsch filmed The Girl Cluny Brown ( Cluny Brown, 1944) in 1946 under the title Cluny Brown on Free Feet . The best known is probably the Walt Disney - Cartoons Rescuers - The Rescuers (1977) provided on Bianca and her friends ( The Rescuers, based 1959). The two main characters were then used again in Bernard and Bianca im Kangaroo Land (1990).

Works (selection)

Novels and volumes of short stories for adults

  • Rhododendron Pie, 1930
  • Fanfare for Tin Trumpets, 1932
  • The Nymph and The Nobleman, 1932
  • The Flowering Thorn, 1934 (German: A whim named Patrick, Vienna and Berlin 1978, most recently under ISBN 3-404-12112-0 )
  • Sophy Cassmajor, 1934
  • Four Gardens, 1935
  • The Nutmeg Tree, 1937 (German: The Perfect Lady, Berlin 1939; most recently under ISBN 3-548-23283-3 )
  • Harlequin House, 1939
  • The Stone of Chastity, 1940 (German: The Stone of Chastity, Bergisch Gladbach 1975, most recently under ISBN 3-404-01308-5 )
  • Three Companion Pieces (1941)
  • Cluny Brown, 1944 (German Cluny Brown girl, Hamburg 1954, most recently under ISBN 3-404-00111-7 )
  • Britannia Mews, 1946 (Eng. Britannia Gasse [also: Britanniagasse ], Bern 1947)
  • The Foolish Gentlewoman (1948)
  • Lise Lillywhite, 1951 (German: The girl on the balcony, Vienna approx. 1983, most recently under ISBN 3-404-10502-8 )
  • The Gipsy in the Parlor, 1954 (German Fannys Brautfahrt, Hamburg 1956)
  • The Eye of Love, 1957 (German: The Eye of Love, Hamburg 1959)
  • Something Light, 1960 (German love at last glance, Hamburg 1961, most recently under ISBN 3-404-00123-0 )
  • Martha in Paris, 1962 (German semester in Paris, Hamburg 1963)
  • The girl in the grass and other stories, Hamburg 1964
  • Martha, Eric and George, 1964 (German The Raven Mother , Claassen Verlag, Hamburg 1966)
  • The Sun in Scorpio, 1965 (German: The Sun in Scorpio, Hamburg and Düsseldorf 1967)
  • In Pious Memory, 1967 (German widow until further notice, Hamburg and Düsseldorf 1970)
  • Rosa, 1970 (German Rosa, Hamburg and Düsseldorf 1972, most recently under ISBN 3-499-11682-0 )
  • The Innocents, 1972 (German spring in autumn, Hamburg and Düsseldorf 1973, most recently under ISBN 3-404-05138-6 )
  • The Lost Chapel Picnic and Other Stories, 1973 (Eng. The picnic in the chapel. Stories, Vienna 1981, most recently under ISBN 3-404-10289-4 )
  • The Faithful Servants, 1975 (German beloved servant, Düsseldorf 1977, most recently under ISBN 3-548-20032-X )
  • Summer Visits, 1977 (German Cotton Hall always has guests, Vienna and Berlin 1976, most recently under ISBN 3-404-18035-6 )

Children's books

  • The Rescuers, London 1959 (most recently under ISBN 0-00712668-9 ) (German Bianca and her friends, Einsiedeln, Zurich and Cologne 1963, most recently under ISBN 3-473-39304-5 )
  • Melisande, Boston 1960
  • Miss Bianca, London and Boston 1962 (German Bianca. Your adventures in the diamond castle, Zurich, Einsiedeln and Cologne 1967)
  • The Turret, Boston 1963
  • Lost at the Fair, Boston ca.1965
  • Miss Bianca in the Salt Mines, London and Boston 1966
  • Miss Bianca in the Orient, London and Boston 1970
  • Miss Bianca in the Antarctic, London 1970
  • Miss Bianca and the Bridesmaid, London and Boston 1972
  • The Magical Cockatoo, London 1974 ( ISBN 0-43496305-4 )
  • The Children Next Door, London 1974 ( ISBN 0-43495878-6 )
  • Bernard the Brave. A Miss Bianca Story, London 1976
  • Bernard into Battle. A Miss Bianca Story, Boston ca.1978

Stage plays

  • Meeting at Night (premiered in London 1934)
  • Lady in Waiting (premiered in New York in 1940)
  • The Foolish Gentlewoman (premiered in London 1949)

Film adaptations

Web links

personal data
SURNAME Sharp, Margery
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Sharp, Clara Margery Melita (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION English writer
DATE OF BIRTH January 25, 1905
PLACE OF BIRTH District Salisbury (county Wiltshire )
DATE OF DEATH March 14, 1991