Josephine Leslie Explained

Josephine Leslie (1898–1979) was an Irish writer, usually under the name R. A. Dick (taking the initials from her sea captain father, Robert Abercromby). She most famously wrote the 1945 novel The Ghost and Mrs. Muir, which was made into a 1947 film and adapted for a 1960s TV series.^[1]

She also wrote the novel The Devil and Mrs. Devine.^[2]

Selected works

• Dick, R. A. (1945). The Ghost and Mrs. Muir. London, White Lion Ltd.^[3]
• Dick, R. A. (1954). Unpainted Portrait. London, Hodder and Stoughton.
• Leslie, J. (1975). The Devil and Mrs Devine. London, Millington.

Sources

• Stetz, Margaret D (1996) "The Ghost and Mrs. Muir: Laughing with the captain in the house", Studies in the Novel, Vol. 28, Iss 1, (Spring 1996), pp. 93–112.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Dick, R. A., 1898-1979 . 2022-04-22 . lccn.loc.gov Library of Congress LCCN Permalink nr95034313).
2. Book: Google Books: The Devil and Mrs Devine. 9780860000488 . 24 July 2022. Leslie . Josephine . Dick . R. A. . 1975 .
3. STETZ . MARGARET D. . "The Ghost and MRS. Muir": Laughing with the Captain in the House . 1996 . Studies in the Novel . 28 . 1 . 93–112 . 29533115 . 0039-3827.