EHD
's father
died of heart disease two months after the sudden deaths of both his eldest daughter and his eldest son.
Dixon, Ella Hepworth. "As I Knew Them". Huchinson.
21
Dixon, Ella Hepworth. “Introduction”. The Story of a Modern Woman, edited by Steve Farmer, Broadview, pp. 9-39.
37
Family and Intimate relationships
Ella Hepworth Dixon
EHD
's father, a Yorkshireman named William Hepworth Dixon
, was the editor of the Athenæum from 1853 to 1869 and wrote several novels. He was lionized by London society after the publication of...
Family and Intimate relationships
Anna Mary Howitt
Her mother fervently wished for some happy engagement for AMH
, but anxiously: she felt her eldest child was shy and hard to get to know.
Lee, Amice. Laurels & Rosemary: The Life of William and Mary Howitt. Oxford University Press.
164
Before leaving for Munich, Anna Mary had accepted...
