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Arabella Jane Duffy
Born
Arabella Jane Duffy

1849
Died1926
London

Bella Duffy (1849–1926), was an Irish translator and writer who spent most of her life in Italy.

Biography

Arabella Jane Duffy was born in Ireland in 1849. Duffy was known as Bella. She spent most of her life living in Florence, Italy. She met Vernon Lee in 1878 and they became life long friends. Lee dedicated one of her books to her as did Eugene Lee-Hamilton. Although she wrote a fiction novel, Duffy was best known for her non fiction and translation work. She fought for the protection of Ancient buildings during her time in Italy. She died in London in 1926.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Bibliography

  • Winifred Power, (1883)
  • Madame de Staël, (1887)
  • The Tuscan Republics, (1892)
  • Mnemic psychology, (1923) Translation

References and sources

  1. ^ "At the Circulating Library Author Information: Bella Duffy". Victoria Research Web. 1926-02-12. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  2. ^ Bernstein, S.D. (2013). Roomscape. Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture EUP. Edinburgh University Press. p. 200. ISBN 978-0-7486-8162-4. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  3. ^ Gagel, A. (2016). Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856 - 1935: Volume I, 1865-1884. The Pickering Masters. Taylor & Francis. p. 233. ISBN 978-1-134-97673-7. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  4. ^ Aplin, J. (2015). The Letters of Philip Webb. The Pickering Masters. Taylor & Francis. p. 195. ISBN 978-1-317-28345-4. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  5. ^ Colby, V. (2003). Vernon Lee: A Literary Biography. Victorian Literature and Culture. University of Virginia Press. p. 392. ISBN 978-0-8139-2389-5. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  6. ^ Vadillo, A. (2005). Women Poets and Urban Aestheticism: Passengers of Modernity. Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture. Palgrave Macmillan UK. p. 213. ISBN 978-0-230-28796-9. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  7. ^ Demoor, M. (2017). Their Fair Share: Women, Power and Criticism in the Athenaeum, from Millicent Garrett Fawcett to Katherine Mansfield, 1870–1920. The Nineteenth Century Series. Taylor & Francis. p. 85. ISBN 978-1-315-36339-4. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
  8. ^ Law, J.E.; Østermark-Johansen, L. (2017). Victorian and Edwardian Responses to the Italian Renaissance. Taylor & Francis. p. 396. ISBN 978-1-351-87598-1. Retrieved 2019-09-29.
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