Lacy Collison-Morley

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Lacy Collison-Morley

b. 1875

A British writer and literary historian, born in 1875, wrote widely on Italian culture, literature, and history. Her books move from ghost stories of the classical world to lively studies of Naples, Shakespeare in Italy, and Italy after the Renaissance.

1 Audiobook

Greek and Roman Ghost Stories

Greek and Roman Ghost Stories

by Lacy Collison-Morley

About the author

Born in 1875, Lacy Collison-Morley was a British author whose work shows a lasting fascination with Italy and with literary history. Records from library catalogs identify her lifespan as 1875–1958, and her published books suggest a career built around explaining European culture to general readers.

Her subjects were remarkably varied but connected by a clear thread: she wrote about Italian literature, Italian cities, and the long afterlife of classical and Renaissance traditions. Among the works linked to her are Greek and Roman Ghost Stories (1902), Modern Italian Literature (1911/1912), Giuseppe Baretti (1909), Shakespeare in Italy (1916), Naples Through the Centuries (1925), and Italy After the Renaissance (1930).

That range makes her especially appealing to audiobook listeners who enjoy authors with curiosity and breadth. Whether writing about literary quarrels, cultural history, or old supernatural tales, she seems drawn to the way stories travel across languages, places, and centuries.