EA
rekindled her relationship with Francis, Earl Russell
. He soon proposed, then began divorce proceedings against his second wife, Mollie Russell (Marion Somerville
).
Usborne, Karen. "Elizabeth": The Author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden. Bodley Head, 1986.
171, 174
Family and Intimate relationships
Elizabeth von Arnim
When EA
met Francis, Lord Russell, he was estranged from his first wife, Edith Scott
, who had unsuccessfully sued him for restitution of conjugal rights.
Usborne, Karen. "Elizabeth": The Author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden. Bodley Head, 1986.
86
Francis remained embroiled in legal battles with Edith...