Bella Duffy Explained
| Arabella Jane Duffy |
| Birth Name: | Arabella Jane Duffy |
| Birth Date: | 1849 |
| Death Place: | 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
Notes and References
- Web site: At the Circulating Library Author Information: Bella Duffy . Victoria Research Web . 1926-02-12 . 2019-09-29.
- Book: Bernstein, S.D. . Roomscape . Edinburgh University Press . Edinburgh Critical Studies in Victorian Culture EUP . 2013 . 978-0-7486-8162-4 . 2019-09-29 . 200.
- Book: Gagel, A. . Selected Letters of Vernon Lee, 1856 - 1935: Volume I, 1865-1884 . Taylor & Francis . The Pickering Masters . 2016 . 978-1-134-97673-7 . 2019-09-29 . 233.
- Book: Aplin, J. . The Letters of Philip Webb . Taylor & Francis . The Pickering Masters . v. 1 . 2015 . 978-1-317-28345-4 . 2019-09-29 . 195.
- Book: Colby, V. . Vernon Lee: A Literary Biography . University of Virginia Press . Victorian Literature and Culture . 2003 . 978-0-8139-2389-5 . 2019-09-29 . 392.
- Book: Vadillo, A. . Women Poets and Urban Aestheticism: Passengers of Modernity . Palgrave Macmillan UK . Palgrave Studies in Nineteenth-Century Writing and Culture . 2005 . 978-0-230-28796-9 . 2019-09-29 . 213.
- Book: Demoor, M. . Their Fair Share: Women, Power and Criticism in the Athenaeum, from Millicent Garrett Fawcett to Katherine Mansfield, 1870â€"1920 . Taylor & Francis . The Nineteenth Century Series . 2017 . 978-1-315-36339-4 . 2019-09-29 . 85.
- Book: Law . J.E. . Østermark-Johansen . L. . Victorian and Edwardian Responses to the Italian Renaissance . Taylor & Francis . 2017 . 978-1-351-87598-1 . 2019-09-29 . 396.
