PRINCESS MARINA

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXI, Issue 21968, 27 November 1934, Page 8

PRINCESS MARINA

CHARMING LIFE STORY PUBLICATION IN HERALD WORK OF NOTED AUTHORESS The life story of Princess Marina of Greece, the bride-to-be of Prince Georga of England, has been secured exclusively for the Herat.d and will appear * daily in instalments commencing to. t " morrow morning. The general publijj had known little of the Princess until:; her engagement which has created un* ; precedented interest and delight. J ff The story tells of a charming sonality which developed amid sorrows;.:, 'and joys from childhood to womanhood, - It is from the pen of the distinguished . British authoress Grace Ellison. Not £ only has Miss Ellison been the eonfidv ante and intimate of her royal subject, but she has been for years an authority - on the Near East and the adjoining: & part of Europe.. Brilliantly educated in England and France, Miss'Ellison became later special correspondent the London Daily Telegraph in Turkey/''. : Her series, "An Englishwoman in Turkish Harem," written from her own experience, not only was received witE.. acclaim in England but proved of sue®: moment as to be translated into every Moslem language. This work alone is credited with having raised the whole 1 status of women in Turkey. And later articles on Yugoslavia and the region . near by proved of no less importance.; The author thus contributes to "The Life Story of Princess Marina ,J atl, thorough and first-Land understanding. of the national and racial as well as f;' the personal factors wihch make up the character of the Princess. She knows the people and the background as completely as she does the individual. The result is a story of truth, § written with rare grace and force and vividness and more enchanting even than the mythical-kingdom romances of x Anthony Hope. The Princess herself not only has approved the feature but acclaimed it charming.