Thomas Adolphus Trollope

IB was fond of society life, had a wide circle of friends, and was noted for her hospitality. Her home at the Villa Brichieri, with its terraced garden overlooking Florence and the Arno, was...

Thomas Adolphus Trollope described IB as a very bright, warm-hearted, very clever little woman, who knew everybody and was, I think, more universally beloved than any other individual among us.

Henry James dismissed IB 's novels as the inevitable nice novel or two of the wandering English spinster.IB 's texts have received scant critical attention, and the little which has been published frequently...

His international travel and family ties to England's literary scene ensured him a wide social circle. He knew Charles Dickens , John Forster , and Frances Mary Peard . While living in Florence, he became...