Beatrice Chase

Beatrice Chase ( born July 5, 1874 in Harrow, † July 3, 1955 ) is the stage name of a British writer who became famous in the first half of the 20th century for their novels in the UK, whose scenes are in the room Dartmoor. Your real name was "Olive Katharine Parr ," and they took for themselves claim to be a direct descendant of William Parr. This was the brother of Catherine Parr, the sixth wife of King Henry VIII.

She was born 1874 in Harrow in the County of Middlesex, 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 aptly titled "Through the Dartmoor Window".

Your passion for Dartmoor is evident in her literary work, and they often led campaigns to protect the landscape before modern developments by, for example, the use by the British Army. In fact, Beatrice Chase was often referred to as " The Lady of the Moor " based on a novel by John Oxenham, where this is a heroine. The book was called "My Lady of the Moor " and chase the title appropriated a call.

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

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  • Beatrice Chase - My Lady of the Moor ( English)
  • Author
  • Literature ( English )
  • English
  • Briton
  • Born in 1874
  • Died in 1955
  • Woman
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