Book meme - A - Author You’ve Read The Most Books From

[byslantedlight]

caffyolay has given me A... and although I'm rolling my eyes at whoever worded the meme, this is rather a cool think-y one. And I think - I think that it really has to be the author of these books: Because there were all the Famous Five books, and all the Five Find-Outers, and all the Secret Seven, the Adventure books, the various wee series that were published as hardbacks to match the set in the pictures here - and we had dozens of those, it felt like, that I loved. So... surely it must be Enid Blyton!

Hmmn - second runner-up... well, there's Patrick O'Brian of course, because there are 20 Aubrey/Maturin books. But then, how many books did Agatha Christie write, because I've read most of hers (though apparently she wrote 67 mysteries, could I really have read most of them?). Who else...? Elinor M. Brent-Dyer, the Chalet School books! Terry Pratchett must be up there... Robert Heinlein perhaps. Oh - Elizabeth Peters, for Amelia Peabody, though I got caught up in life, and I'm five behind. I should get those out of my storage and start again too... *g* There must be more authors I've read lots of - I expect they'll come to me. *g*

What about you?

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[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Hmmn, I almost wonder if it was Mary Stewart, but looking at her bibliography on wiki she didn't write straight historical novels as such, which these were. I loved her Merlin books though - and I've just this minute discovered that she wrote a fifth one in 2005 - eeeeh! *g* Mind you, I've also very sadly found out - or been reminded? - that she died in May this year...

It wasn't Victoria Holt, though I've seen her stuff around. Erm...

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

No, you're right, MS didn't... hers were more mysteries apart from the wonderful Merlin books. Yes, she died recently, sad, but she was very elderly I think.

Still thinking... Jean Plaidy? Anya Seton... oh how I loved her books in my twenties, especially Katherine but most were good.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Jean Plaidy!! Yes, it was Jean Plaidy - well done! I knew I was thinking Scottish in my head too, but couldn't quite place the connection... I don't think I read any Anya Seton though, though I've seen her name around.

Ngaio Marsh was another writer whose name popped into my head as I was generally poking at memories...

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

Glad to help, I knew I'd hit on the right author eventually. *g* Oddly I've never read a JP movel that I can remember. Although... wasn't she Victoria Holt in another guise? Not sure about that...

I haven't read any Ngaio Marsh either but have several on my Nook to read for the Vintage crime challenge.

[byslantedlight.livejournal.com]

Oh, interesting.. oh, in fact - I've just been to Wiki, and apparently she was actually Eleanor Hibbert, and she wrote as "Jean Plaidy, Victoria Holt, Philippa Carr, Eleanor Burford, Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow, Ellalice Tate, Anna Percival"! Gosh! And for some reason I thought Philippa Carr was a contemporary writer, but she died in 1993, aged 86 - at sea, where she was buried. She sounds like a very interesting person in fact! Oh wow - and I've just realised, when I was at Looe I walked along the coast path to Plaidy Beach, and it was the beach where she stayed with her husband during WWII, and inspired her pen-name! I do like a good connection like that! *g*

[caffyolay.livejournal.com]

I *thought* she was Victoria Holt, though I haven't known that for more than a couple of years and when I read it I was *so* surprised. I had no idea she was also Philippa Carr. The others I've not heard of. What a lovely 'connection' that is.