Mary Webb
Mary Webb
Mary Webbwas an English romantic novelist and poet of the early 20th century, whose work is set chiefly in the Shropshire countryside and among Shropshire characters and people which she knew. Her novels have been successfully dramatized, most notably the film Gone to Earth in 1950 by Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger. They inspired the famous parody Cold Comfort Farm...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth25 March 1881