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William Sharp
1855–1905
A Scottish writer of poetry, fiction, and literary biography, he is best remembered for the remarkable secret life of his pen: from the 1890s onward, he published influential work as Fiona Macleod. His writing became closely linked with the Celtic Revival and still carries an air of mystery.
9 Audiobooks
Pharais; and, The Mountain Lovers
by William Sharp
Life of Robert Browning
by William Sharp
Where the forest murmurs : Nature essays
by William Sharp
The Washer of the Ford: Legendary moralities and barbaric tales
by William Sharp
Spiritual Tales Re-issue of the Shorter Stories of Fiona Macleod; Rearranged, with Additional Tales
by William Sharp
Green Fire: A Romance
by William Sharp
Life of Robert Browning
by William Sharp
About the author
Born in Paisley, Scotland, on September 12, 1855, he built a varied literary career as a poet, novelist, editor, critic, and biographer. He wrote on many subjects, but his work was especially drawn to myth, landscape, and spiritual feeling.
What makes him stand out is his use of the pseudonym Fiona Macleod, which he began using in 1893 and kept largely secret during his lifetime. The books published under that name became more famous than much of the work issued as William Sharp, and they helped shape the mood of the late-19th-century Celtic Revival.
He died on December 12, 1905, in Sicily. Today he is often remembered both for the range of his writing and for the unusual double authorship that gave his career its lasting fascination.