# Joan Haslip

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English writer (1912–1994)

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**Joan Haslip** (27 February 1912 – 19 June 1994) was an English writer who wrote several historical books, often focusing on [European royalty](/source/European_royalty).[1]

She was born in London and educated in London, Paris, and [Florence](/source/Florence). Her first book, *Out of Focus*, appeared in 1931; among her other notable publications are biographies of [Lady Hester Stanhope](/source/Hester_Stanhope) (1934) and [Charles Stewart Parnell](/source/Charles_Stewart_Parnell) (1937). In addition, she was a regular journalist for the *[London Mercury](/source/London_Mercury)*,[1] the *[Daily Mail](/source/Daily_Mail)*, *Evening News*, and *[The Illustrated London News](/source/The_Illustrated_London_News)*. She also worked for the Italian section of the [BBC](/source/BBC) from 1941 to 1944.[2] Her books were generally regarded as accurate and fairly complete, although at times falling prey to "outdated interpretations". Haslip was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.[2]

## List of works

- *Out of Focus* (1931)

- *Grandfather's Steps* (1932)

- *Recipes from Vienna* (1933) by Evelyn Bach (introduction)

- *Peonies and Magnolias* (1934)

- *[Lady Hester Stanhope](/source/Lady_Hester_Stanhope)* (1934)

- *[Parnell](/source/Charles_Stewart_Parnell)* (1937)

- *Fairy Tales from the Balkans* (1943) illustrated by Dodo Adler

- *[Lucrezia Borgia](/source/Lucrezia_Borgia)* (1953)

- *The Sultan: The Life of [Sultan Abdul Hamid](/source/Abdul_Hamid_II)* (1958)

- *The Lonely Empress: a Biography of [Elizabeth of Austria](/source/Empress_Elisabeth_of_Austria)* (1965)

- *Imperial Adventurer: [Emperor Maximilian](/source/Maximilian_of_Mexico) of Mexico* (1971) - US edition *The Crown of Mexico: Maximilian and his Empress Carlota* (1971)

- *[Catherine the Great](/source/Catherine_the_Great)* (1977)

- *The Emperor and the Actress: The Love Story of [Emperor Franz Josef](/source/Franz_Joseph_I_of_Austria) & [Katharina Schratt](/source/Katharina_Schratt)* (1982)

- *[Marie Antoinette](/source/Marie_Antoinette)* (1987)

- *[Madame du Barry](/source/Madame_du_Barry)* (1991)

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## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Independent_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Independent_1-1) Grant, Michael (22 June 1994). ["Obituary: Joan Haslip"](https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-joan-haslip-1424559.html). *The Independent*. [Archived](https://ghostarchive.org/archive/20220609/https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-joan-haslip-1424559.html) from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-TNYT_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-TNYT_2-1) Pace, Eric (27 June 1994). ["Joan Haslip, Writer, Dies at 82; Biographer of Women in History"](https://www.nytimes.com/1994/06/27/obituaries/joan-haslip-writer-dies-at-82-biographer-of-women-in-history.html). *The New York Times*. Retrieved 21 June 2016.

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