M. D. R. Leys
Mary Dorothy Rose Leys (8 October 1890[1] – 6 September 1967) was a British historian and academic, who was involved in the work of the Catholic Social Guild and the Catholic Record Society.[2]
Leys was born in Tylers Green, Buckinghamshire.[3] Her obituary in The Times states that she was educated at home because her family were too poor to afford school fees.[4] Her Scottish father, John Kirkwood Leys, was a lawyer and novelist and died in 1909.[5]
In 1911, she was awarded a scholarship to Somerville College, Oxford. She taught history at St Anne's College, Oxford, from 1919 until her retirement in 1955.
Works
[edit]- An Introduction to Political Economy, Catholic Social Guild, 1934.
- Men, Money and Markets, Cobden-Sanderson, 1936; reissued with a new chapter, Longmans, 1940.
- European Catholics and the Social Question, Catholic Social Guild, 1943; completely revised ed., 1956.
- A History of the English People, with R. J. Mitchell, Longmans, 1950; reissued by Pan Books, 1967.
- Between Two Empires: a history of French politicians and people between 1814 and 1848, Longmans, 1955.
- A History of London Life with R. J. Mitchell, Longmans, 1958; reissued by Penguin, 1963.
- Catholics in England, 1559-1829: a social history, Longmans, 1961.
References
[edit]- ^ 1939 England and Wales Register
- ^ The Tablet Archive: search on "Leys"
- ^ 1901 England Census
- ^ Obituary, The Times, Friday 8 September 1967.
- ^ At the circulating library: a database of Victorian fiction, 1837-1901: Author: John Kirkwood Leys (1847–1909)
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