Stephen, Sir Leslie, and Sidney Lee, editors. The Dictionary of National Biography. Smith, Elder, 1908–2024, 22 vols. plus supplements.
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Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Wealth and Poverty | Isabella Banks | Having struggled with poverty for years, IB
was nominated for a pension from the Civil List
; she was refused this, but was granted £200 by the Royal Bounty Fund
. Burney, Edward Lester. Mrs. G. Linnaeus Banks. E. J. Morten, 1969. 117 |
| Wealth and Poverty | E. Nesbit | The war years brought EN
financial problems which her Civil List
pension failed to alleviate. Briggs, Julia. A Woman of Passion: The Life of E. Nesbit, 1858-1924. Hutchinson, 1987. 365-6 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Amelia B. Edwards | Late in her life ABE
was granted a pension on the Civil List
, of seventy-five pounds annually. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Wealth and Poverty | Agnes Strickland | AS
was alert to her financial status, and in 1856-7 challenged the tax assessment that she received. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
| Wealth and Poverty | Margiad Evans | Money was always tight throughout ME
's life. She began her writing career relying on her father's tiny pension to supplement her earnings from intermittent paid work, and it was a problem for her when... |
| Wealth and Poverty | Frances Bellerby | FB
's poverty (which had made Charles Causley
and others urge her to apply for help to the Royal Literary Fund
) was alleviated by a small pension from the Civil List
for services to literature. Gittings, Robert, and Frances Bellerby. “Introduction”. Selected Poems, edited by Anne Stevenson and Anne Stevenson, Enitharmon Press, 1986. 39 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Margaret Oliphant | After having met MO
in March, Queen Victoria
granted her a Civil List
pension of £100 per annum. Williams, Merryn. Margaret Oliphant: A Critical Biography. St Martin’s Press, 1986. 92 |
| Wealth and Poverty | Emily Faithfull | In spite of this business, EF
was the recipient of charitable supplements to her income. She was allotted £100 from the royal bounty in November 1886, and was granted an annual pension of £50 from... |
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