English romance novelist and short story writer, born Florence Louisa Charlesworth. She was the daughter Rev. S. B. Charlesworth, who was Rector of Limpsfield from 1857 to 1870. One of three girls, she was a sister to Maud Ballington Booth, the Salvation Army leader and co-founder of the Volunteers of America. When Florence was seven years old, the family moved to Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. She married the Rev. Charles W. Barclay, and they moved Hertfordshire, where her husband became vicar of Hertford Heath. It was not until 1909 that she began to write. "The Rosary" was the result, which, although at first it did not attract much attention, steadily gained world-wide popularity on account of the unusual literary ability it displayed and the great human interest of the story told. According to the New York Times, the novel was the No.1 bestselling novel of 1910 in the United States. In total she wrote eleven books, including a work of non-fiction. Her 1910 novel, "The Mistress of Shenstone," was made into a 1921 silent film of the same title. Her short story, Under the Mulberry Tree appeared in the special May 11, 1911 issue called "The Spring Romance Number" of the Ladies Home Journal.
English romance novelist and short story writer, born Florence Louisa Charlesworth. She was the daughter Rev. S. B. Charlesworth, who was Rector of Limpsfield from 1857 to 1870. One of three girls, she was a sister to Maud Ballington Booth, the Salvation Army leader and co-founder of the Volunteers of America. When Florence was seven years old, the family moved to Limehouse in the London Borough of Tower Hamlets. She married the Rev. Charles W. Barclay, and they moved Hertfordshire, where her husband became vicar of Hertford Heath. It was not until 1909 that she began to write. "The Rosary" was the result, which, although at first it did not attract much attention, steadily gained world-wide popularity on account of the unusual literary ability it displayed and the great human interest of the story told. According to the New York Times, the novel was the No.1 bestselling novel of 1910 in the United States. In total she wrote eleven books, including a work of non-fiction. Her 1910 novel, "The Mistress of Shenstone," was made into a 1921 silent film of the same title. Her short story, Under the Mulberry Tree appeared in the special May 11, 1911 issue called "The Spring Romance Number" of the Ladies Home Journal.
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