Joan Haslip

Joan Haslip (27 February 1912 – 19 June 1994) was an English writer who wrote several historical books, often focusing on European royalty.^[1]

She was born in London and educated in London, Paris, and Florence. Her first book, Out of Focus, appeared in 1931; among her other notable publications are biographies of Lady Hester Stanhope (1934) and Charles Stewart Parnell (1937). In addition, she was a regular journalist for the London Mercury,^[1] the Daily Mail, Evening News, and The Illustrated London News. She also worked for the Italian section of the BBC from 1941 to 1944.^[2] Her books were generally regarded as accurate and fairly complete, although at times falling prey to "outdated interpretations". Haslip was a Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature.^[2]