In recent years new interest has been kindled by movie makers in her work. She was a friend of the novelist Ivy Compton-Burnett and of the novelist and critic Robert Liddell.Įlizabeth Taylor died at age 63 of cancer.Īnne Tyler once compared Taylor to Jane Austen, Barbara Pym and Elizabeth Bowen - "soul sisters all," in Tyler's words. Her shrewd but affectionate portrayals of middle class and upper middle class English life won her an audience of discriminating readers, as well as loyal friends in the world of letters. Taylor's work is mainly concerned with the nuances of "everyday" life and situations, which she writes about with dexterity. Her short stories were published in various magazines and collected in four volumes. Lippincote's, was published in 1945 and was followed by eleven more. She lived in Penn, Buckinghamshire, for almost all her married life. In 1936, she married John William Kendall Taylor, a businessman. She was educated at The Abbey School, Reading, and worked as a governess, as a tutor and as a librarian. Elizabeth Coles was born in Reading, Berkshire in 1912. Elizabeth Taylor (née Coles) was a popular English novelist and short story writer.
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