Clarissa Miller

By the time Agatha was born, Clara Miller believed that girls ought not to learn to read before the age of eight. Defiantly, Agatha taught herself to read at five. She eagerly devoured Lewis Carroll

AC 's mother was born Clarissa Boehmer in Belfast, and was nicknamed Clara by her family. As a child she was sent to live with her aunt Margaret, who married a wealthy American named...

Agatha Miller (later AC ) accompanied her mother, Clara Miller , to Egypt so that Clara could recuperate from an illness.