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Lady Florence Dixie
Lady Florence Dixie (1855-1905) was a Scottish feminist, novelist, and war correspondent. Born in Dumfries, Scotland, she was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, Marquess of Queensb...показать большеLady Florence Dixie (1855-1905) was a Scottish feminist, novelist, and war correspondent. Born in Dumfries, Scotland, she was the daughter of Archibald Douglas, Marquess of Queensberry, and his wife Caroline Margaret Clayton. As a girl, Florence was inseparable from her twin brother James and spent much of her youth swimming, hunting, and riding with her brothers. Following their father’s death from a possible suicide in 1858, the family moved to France with Caroline in the midst of a custody dispute with the Douglas family. Several years later, having retained custody of her children, Caroline returned to England, where Florence was first educated at home by a governess and then at a convent school. Soon, tragedy struck once more—having completed the first ascent of the Matterhorn, her older brother Francis fell to his death while descending, leaving the family distraught and causing sensational headlines in newspapers around the globe. In 1875, Florence married Sir Alexander Beaumont Churchill Dixie, with whom she would raise two sons. Two years later, she published her first novel, Abel Avenged: a Dramatic Tragedy (1877), launching a career in literature. Important early works include Across Patagonia (1880), a travel narrative, and In the Land of Misfortune (1882), the result of her work as a correspondent during the First Boer and Anglo-Zulu Wars. In 1890, Dixie published her utopian novel Gloriana; or, The Revolution of 1900, the culmination of a lifetime devoted to feminist ideals.показать меньше
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Across Patagonia Across Patagonia Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокGloriana: Or, The Revolution of 1900 Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокAcross Patagonia Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокAcross Patagonia: Travel Memoir Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокAcross Patagonia Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокAcross Patagonia Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокAniwee; or, the Warrior Queen: A tale of the Araucanian Indians and the mythical Trauco people Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокAcross Patagonia Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценокAcross Patagonia Рейтинг: 0 из 5 звезд0 оценок