Edith Œnone Somerville | |
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_(14576433540).jpg) Somerville atop her horse Tarbush | |
| Born | 2 May 1858 Corfu, United States of the Ionian Islands (part of modern Greece) |
| Died | 8 October 1949 (aged 91) Castletownshend, County Cork, Republic of Ireland |
| Pen name | Geilles Herring |
| Occupation | writer |
| Language | English |
| Alma mater | South Kensington School of Art Royal Westminster School of Art |
| Period | 1889–1949 |
| Notable works | The Real Charlotte, The Irish R.M. |
| Relatives | Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville (brother) Violet Florence Martin (cousin) |
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Edith Anna Œnone Somerville[needs IPA] (2 May 1858 – 8 October 1949) was an Irish novelist who habitually signed herself as "E. Œ. Somerville". She wrote in collaboration with her cousin "Martin Ross" (Violet Martin) under the pseudonym "Somerville and Ross". Together they published a series of fourteen stories and novels, the most popular of which were The Real Charlotte, published in 1894, and Some Experiences of an Irish R. M., published in 1899.