Dorothy Delius Allan Black MacLeish | |
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| Born | Dorothy Delius Allan Black March 27, 1890 Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK |
| Died | 1977 (aged 86–87) Scotland, UK |
| Pen name | Dorothy Black; Peter Delius[1] |
| Occupation | Novelist, journalist, writer |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1916–1974 |
| Genre | Romance, children's fiction |
| Notable works | Letters of an Indian Judge to an English Gentlewoman |
| Spouse | Hugh MacLeish |
| Children | Yes |
| Relatives | Frederick Delius (uncle); Clare Delius (mother) |
Dorothy MacLeish, née Black (27 March 1890 in Bradford, Yorkshire, England, UK – 1977[2] in Scotland, UK) was a British journalist and writer of over 100 romance novels and several short stories from 1916 to 1974 under her maiden name Dorothy Black and as Peter Delius. In 1934 published anonymously Letters of an Indian Judge to an English Gentlewoman, later reedited under her name. She wrote her auto-biography "The Foot of the Rainbow" in 1960.
Dorothy Black was vice-president of the Romantic Novelists' Association.[3]