Marie Corelli
(1855-1924)
woman, novelist, and protector of local heritage
Died aged c. 69
Wikidata WikipediaMary Mackay (1 May 1855 – 21 April 1924), also called Minnie Mackey, and known by her pseudonym Marie Corelli (/kəˈrɛli/, also UK: /kɒˈ-/, US: /kɔːˈ-, koʊˈ-/), was an English novelist. From the appearance of her first novel A Romance of Two Worlds in 1886, she became the bestselling fiction-writer in England, her works largely concerned with Christianity, reincarnation, astral projection and mysticism. Yet despite her many distinguished patrons, she was often ridiculed by critics. Corelli lived her later years in Stratford-upon-Avon, whose historic buildings she fought hard to preserve.
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Commemorated on 3 plaques
Marie Corelli novelist and protector of local heritage lived and died here 1901-1924
The Shakespeare Institute, Mason Croft, Church St, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom where they was
Welcome to the Firs Gardens This delightfully tranquil corner of Stratford was refurbished in 1990: a joint project between Town and District Councils. 'The Firs', a nearby house no longer in existence, lends the gardens its name. When it was sold in 1910, Marie Corelli, the famous novelist, bought the gardens to preserve them as an open space for the benefit of the town.
The Firs Gardens - Grove Road / Rother Street, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom where they bought the gardens (1910)
Mason Croft. Marie Corelli novelist (born 1855) lived and died here 1901-1924
, Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom where they lived (1901-1924) and died (1924)