Madeleine Henrey
Madeleine Mathilde Henrey (1906–2004, née Gal, pseud. Mrs Robert Henrey) was a French-born writer. She wrote over 30 books, mainly of an autobiographical nature, that enjoyed considerable fame in post-war Britain and established rural lid-off-a-small-town *les as a genre.
Contents
- 1 Life
- 2 Bibliography
- 2.1 Fiction
- 2.2 Non-fiction
- 3 References
Life
Henrey was born Madeleine Gal, the daughter of a miner and seamstress, and moved as a child to Soho, in London, following her father's death. She met her future husband, Robert Henrey, at the Savoy Hotel; they were married in 1928 and their romance would prove to be a lifelong attachment lasting until his death in 1982. Her son Bobby Henrey was a child actor, notably in the film The Fallen Idol, the making of which was described in her book A film star in Belgrave Square.
Her writing career stretched from 1941 to 1979 and during this time she brought many of the events of her childhood and career to public attention. She enjoyed a long relationship with publishers, Dent & Sons, and most of her works, particularly her early ones, were a commercial success.
Bibliography
Bibliographical details are those of the First Editions. Publisher is London: J. M. Dent & Sons, unless stated. Undated versions were typically later.
Fiction
- Delphine (1947), writing as Robert Henrey, London: Peter Davies
- An Attic in Jermyn Street (1948), writing as Robert Henrey,
- Philippa, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
Non-fiction
- A Farm in Normandy (1941), writing as Robert Henrey
- A Village in Picadilly (1942), writing as Robert Henrey
- Letters from Paris, 1870-1875 () by C. de B., trans. and ed. by M.H. writing as Robert Henrey
- A Journey to Gibraltar (1943), writing as Robert Henrey
- The Incredible City (1944), writing as Robert Henrey
- Bloomsbury Fair (1944), writing as Robert Henrey,
- The Foolish Decade (1945), writing as Robert Henrey
- The Siege of London (1946), writing as Robert Henrey,
- The King of Brentford (1946), writing as Robert Henrey, London:: Peter Davies
- The Return to the Farm (1947), writing as Robert Henrey, London: Peter Davies
- A Film Star in Belgrave Square, writing as Robert Henrey, London: Peter Davies
- The Little Madeleine, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- An Exile in Soho, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- Madeleine Grown Up, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- Madeleine Young Wife, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- Mistress of Myself, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- Her April Days, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- Wednesday at Four, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- Winter Wild, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- London, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- Paloma, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- Madeleine's Journal, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey,
- This Feminine World, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey
- A Daughter for a Fortnight, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey
- The Virgin of Aldermanbury, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey
- Spring in a Soho Street, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey
- The Dream Makers, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey
- Milou's Daughter, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey
- A Month in Paris, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey
- A Journey to Vienna, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey
- Mathilda and the Chickens, writing as Mrs Robert Henrey