After her father
's death MB
was sent away, at her own request, to be educated as a boarder at St Leonard's School
in St Andrews,Scotland.
Blondel, Nathalie, and Mary Butts. “Introduction”. The Journals of Mary Butts, edited by Nathalie Blondel and Nathalie Blondel, Yale University Press, pp. 1-41.
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Blondel, Nathalie. Mary Butts: Scenes from the Life. McPherson & Company.
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Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Family and Intimate relationships
Mary Butts
MB
's father, Captain Frederick John Butts
, was a retired army officer who had fought in the Crimean War.
Blondel, Nathalie. Mary Butts: Scenes from the Life. McPherson & Company.
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Mary's mother was his second wife, with whom he hoped to re-establish a family...
Instructor
Mary Butts
MB
's father
was instrumental in her early education, instilling in her a desire for knowledge, a respect for the countryside, and an interest in classics. During her childhood he would tell her stories of...