The damp Surrey climate proved disastrous for LDG
and her family. With the exception of Alexander, the entire family became ill: Lucie developed a persistent cough which, along with her great anxiety over the children...
Other Life Event
Lucie Duff Gordon
In December 1844, LDG
took in a young African male servant, Hassan el-Bakkeet
, whom she found on her doorstep after he had been turned out by his Italian master. According to LDG
's daughter
