But her reputation was such that even friendships were minefields: a friendly relationship with Thackeray
exposed her firstly to a direct snub from his friend, or lover, Jane Brookfield
(who refused to meet the notorious...
Dedications
Blanche Warre Cornish
It is discreetly dedicated (by her initials) to Jane Brookfield
, mistress of Thackeray
.
Sutherland, John, b. 1938. The Stanford Companion to Victorian Fiction. Stanford University Press, 1989.