Victoria Holt

Victoria Holt

Victoria Holt has written at least 115 books. Their most popular book is Mistress of Mellyn with 12 saves with an average rating of 3.33⭐.

They are best known for writing in the genres Classics, Fiction, and Romance.

Author Bio

Eleanor Alice Burford was born on September 01, 1906 in Kensington, London. Her father, Joseph Burford, was something of an odd-job man, with no steady profession, but he quickly passed on his great love of books to his young daughter. She was an avid reader from the age of four onwards. In her early twenties, she married a leather merchant, George Percival Hibbert, who shared her love of books and reading.

Eleanor Burford was one of the preeminent English authors of historical fiction for most of the twentieth century. She used eight pennames during her career and many of her readers under one penname never suspected her other identities. In 1941, she began signing her novels with her maiden name: Eleanor Burford, later she created her first and most prolific pseudonym: Jean Plaidy. In the 1950's she used the pseudonyms: Elbur Ford, Kathleen Kellow and Ellalice Tate. In 1960, she created the pseudonyms: Anna Percival and the popular Victoria Holt. In 1972, she created her last pseudonym Philippa Carr. (Some of her novels were reedited as different pseudonyms)

She died on January 18, 1993 at sea, somewhere between Greece and Port Said, Egypt. By the time of her death, the novels of Jean Plaidy had sold more than 14 million copies worldwide. Her last novel The Black Opal as Victoria Holt was published posthumously, under this pseudonym, she sold 56 millon copies and as Phillipa Carr, 3 million.

Mistress of Mellyn

Mistress of Mellyn
ByVictoria Holt

1960 • 12 Readers • 338 pages 3.3

Bride of Pendorric

Bride of Pendorric
ByVictoria Holt

1963 • 7 Readers • 284 pages 4

On the Night of the Seventh Moon: The Classic Novel of Romantic Suspense

1972 • 6 Readers • 329 pages 4

The Devil on Horseback

The Devil on Horseback
ByVictoria Holt

1977 • 5 Readers • 315 pages 2.5

The lady in the tower

The lady in the tower
ByVictoria Holt

5 Readers 4

The Pride of the Peacock

1976 • 5 Readers 3.5

Menfreya in the Morning

1966 • 4 Readers • 256 pages 4

The king of the castle

The king of the castle
ByVictoria Holt

4 Readers 4.5

The Miracle at St.Bruno's

4 Readers 3

The Shadow of the Lynx

The Shadow of the Lynx
ByVictoria Holt

1971 • 4 Readers • 320 pages 3

The Time of the Hunter's Moon

The Time of the Hunter's Moon
ByVictoria Holt,Philippa Carr,+1 more

1983 • 4 Readers • 377 pages 5

The India Fan

The India Fan
ByVictoria Holt

1988 • 4 Readers • 562 pages 4

The Shivering Sands

The Shivering Sands
ByVictoria Holt

1969 • 4 Readers • 287 pages

Murder most royal.

#5 of 5 in Tudor Saga

Murder most royal.
ByVictoria Holt

1949 • 3 Readers • 509 pages

The Secret Woman

The Secret Woman
ByVictoria Holt

1970 • 3 Readers • 320 pages 4

The Queen's Secret

The Queen's Secret
ByVictoria Holt

3 Readers

The Curse of the Kings

The Curse of the Kings
ByVictoria Holt

1973 • 3 Readers • 255 pages 2

Madame Serpent

Madame Serpent
ByVictoria Holt

3 Readers 3

Lord of the Far Island

Lord of the Far Island
ByVictoria Holt

3 Readers 3

Kirkland Revels

Kirkland Revels
ByVictoria Holt

1962 • 3 Readers • 365 pages 4

The Judas Kiss

The Judas Kiss
ByVictoria Holt

1981 • 3 Readers • 320 pages 3

The House of a Thousand Lanterns

1974 • 3 Readers • 686 pages 3

The Sixth Wife

The Sixth Wife
ByVictoria Holt

3 Readers

The king's confidante

The king's confidante
ByVictoria Holt

2 Readers

Katharine, the virgin widow

2 Readers 4

The thistle and the rose

2 Readers

Mary, Queen of France

Mary, Queen of France
ByVictoria Holt

2 Readers

The king's secret matter

2 Readers 4

The Shadow of the Pomegranate (Tudors 3)

2 Readers 3

Madonna of the seven hills

2 Readers

The pleasures of love

The pleasures of love
ByVictoria Holt

2 Readers

The captive Queen of Scots.

1967 • 2 Readers • 448 pages

The murder in the tower

2 Readers

A Gothic Treasure Trove

A Gothic Treasure Trove
ByMadeleine Brent(Contributor),Phyllis A. Whitney(Contributor)

1987 • 1 Reader • 640 pages

The Captive

The Captive
ByVictoria Holt

1989 • 1 Reader • 448 pages

The black swan

The black swan
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader

The Landower legacy

The Landower legacy
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader

The silk vendetta

The silk vendetta
ByVictoria Holt

1987 • 1 Reader • 345 pages

The demon lover

The demon lover
ByVictoria Holt

1982 • 1 Reader • 487 pages 5

In the shadow of the crown

1 Reader

The Road to Paradise Island

1985 • 1 Reader • 410 pages

The Italian woman

The Italian woman
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader 4

The adulteress

The adulteress
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader

Snare of Serpents

Snare of Serpents
ByVictoria Holt

1990 • 1 Reader • 527 pages 2

The captive of Kensington Palace

1 Reader

Secret for a Nightingale

1 Reader

The battle of the queens

1 Reader

The legend of the seventh virgin

1 Reader

The Changeling

The Changeling
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader

The Gossamer Cord

The Gossamer Cord
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader

Light on Lucrezia

Light on Lucrezia
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader

The black opal

The black opal
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader 4

My enemy the Queen

My enemy the Queen
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader

Will You Love Me in September?

1 Reader

Courting her highness

Courting her highness
ByVictoria Holt

1 Reader

The Loves of Charles II

1 Reader

The Queen's Confession

The Queen's Confession
ByVictoria Holt,Philippa Carr,+1 more

1968 • 1 Reader • 574 pages

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Black Opal
ByVictoria Holt

1993 • 1 Reader 5

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A Maldição dos Reis
ByVictoria Holt

1973 • 1 Reader • 283 pages 4

Госпожа замка Меллин

1960 • 1 Reader • 272 pages 5

El Orgullo del Pavo Real

El Orgullo del Pavo Real
ByVictoria Holt,Patricia Hamilton

1976 • 1 Reader 5

The demon lover

The demon lover
ByVictoria Holt

1971 • 1 Reader • 487 pages

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman

#6 of 6 in Stuart Saga

An Unsuitable Job for a Woman
ByJean Plaidy,Victoria Holt

1957 • 1 Reader

স্বপ্নসখা

স্বপ্নসখা
ByVictoria Holt,Roksana Nazneen(Translator)

1972 • 1 Reader • 141 pages 3

Daughter of Satan

Daughter of Satan
ByVictoria Holt

The Queen of Diamonds

The Queen of Diamonds
ByVictoria Holt

Caroline, the queen

Caroline, the queen
ByVictoria Holt

1985 • 399 pages

The spring of the tiger

Caroline, The Queen

Caroline, The Queen
ByVictoria Holt

The princess of Celle

The princess of Celle
ByVictoria Holt

The third George

The third George
ByVictoria Holt

Perdita's Prince

Perdita's Prince
ByVictoria Holt

Cover 5

1968 • 556 pages

Myself my enemy

Myself my enemy
ByVictoria Holt

Milady Charlotte

Milady Charlotte
ByVictoria Holt

The widow of Windsor

The widow of Windsor
ByVictoria Holt

Voices In A Haunted Room

The heart of the lion

The heart of the lion
ByVictoria Holt

Uneasy lies the head

Uneasy lies the head
ByVictoria Holt

Midsummer's eve

Midsummer's eve
ByVictoria Holt

Katharine of Aragon

Katharine of Aragon
ByVictoria Holt

The Mask of the Enchantress

1983

The star of Lancaster

The star of Lancaster
ByVictoria Holt

Menfreya

Menfreya
ByVictoria Holt

1966 • 285 pages

Mistress of Mellyn

Mistress of Mellyn
ByVictoria Holt

Seven for a secret

Seven for a secret
ByVictoria Holt

Queen Jezebel.

Queen Jezebel.
ByVictoria Holt,ALICIA STEIMBERG

1953 • 319 pages

The Lion Triumphant

The Lion Triumphant
ByVictoria Holt

We'll Meet Again

We'll Meet Again
ByVictoria Holt

Red rose of Anjou

Red rose of Anjou
ByVictoria Holt

The lion of justice

The lion of justice
ByVictoria Holt

The Road to Compiegne

The Road to Compiegne
ByVictoria Holt