"Of 's seven children, was perhaps the handsomest and most gifted; the extraordinary vigour of her mind and body was almost overpowering, but it stood her in good stead during a long and not over-prosperous life, and was tempered by an excellent judgment and a very kind heart. No one ever appealed to her in vain; and in her old age children flocked round her with delight to hear "" or one of , so well and graphically told."
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(571 pages; quote from pp. iii–iv; 1st edition 1888)
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Janet Ross
1842 – 1927
(née Duff Gordon; 1842–1927) was an English historian, biographer, travel writer, translator, cookbook author, journalist, and memoirist.
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