Annie Wood (later AB) visited Germany and France with Ellen Marryat and Emma Mann (a fellow student); they spent seven months in Paris.
Taylor, Anne, 1932 -. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1992.
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Family and Intimate relationships
Florence Marryat
FM's aunt Ellen Marryat was a significant influence on the education of Annie Woods (later Annie Besant).
Instructor
Annie Besant
AB was educated at Fern Hill in Dorset by Evangelist Ellen Marryat, sister of novelist Captain Frederick Marryat and therefore aunt of his daughter Florence, also a noted writer. AB studied geography, Latin...
Residence
Annie Besant
Her education with Ellen Marryat complete, Annie Wood (later AB) returned to her mother's home in Harrow.
Taylor, Anne, 1932 -. Annie Besant: A Biography. Oxford University Press, 1992.
