Her mother, born Fanny Runge
, came from a family that was German but settled in England, with money made in the sugar trade. They had a large London flat in Berkeley Square, and...
Material Conditions of Writing
Monica Dickens
After working for two years as a domestic servant, MD
had the idea of collaborating with her mother
(a prolific writer of familiar doggerel narratives) on a cookery book in verse. Her plan was to...
