Mary Florence Elinor Stewart was born in Sunderland, County Durham. After boarding school, she received a B.A. in English Language and Literature from Durham University. In 1945, she married Sir Frederick Stewart, who was Chairman of the Geology Department at Edinburg University, and a Fellow of the Royal Society. In 1968, she was elected Fellow of the Royal Society of the Arts. She also wrote a trilogy about the magician Merlin and books for children. |
Titles and year of publication:
1) Madam, Will You Talk? | 1955 |
2) Wildfire at Midnight | 1956 |
3) Thunder on the Right | 1957 |
4) Nine Coaches Waiting | 1958 |
5) My Brother Michael | 1960 |
6) The Ivy Tree | 1961 |
7) The Moon-Spinners | 1962 |
8) This Rough Magic | 1964 |
9) Airs above the Ground | 1965 |
10) The Gabriel Hounds | 1967 |
11) Touch Not the Cat | 1976 |
12) Thornyhold | 1988 |
13) The Stormy Petrel | 1991 |
14) The Prince and the Pilgrim | 1995 |
15) Rose Cottage | 1997 |