Lady Duff-Gordon | |
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Born | Lucie Austin 24 June 1821 Queen Square, Westminster, England |
Died | 14 July 1869 Cairo, Egypt | (aged 48)
Resting place | Cairo, Egypt |
Pen name | Lucie Gordon |
Occupation | Author, translator |
Language | English |
Nationality | English |
Spouse | |
Children | 3, including Janet Ross |
Parents | John Austin Sarah Austin |
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Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon (née Austin; 24 June 1821 – 14 July 1869) was an English author and translator who wrote as Lucie Gordon. She is best known for her Letters from Egypt, 1863–1865 (1865) and Last Letters from Egypt (1875),[1] most of which are addressed to her husband, Alexander Duff-Gordon, and her mother, Sarah Austin. Having moved in prominent literary circles in London,[1] she contracted tuberculosis and travelled in 1861 to South Africa for health reasons.[2] She travelled on to Egypt in 1862 where she settled in Luxor, learnt Arabic, and wrote many letters about Egyptian culture, religion, and customs. Her letters are notable for humour, outrage at the ruling Ottomans, and many personal stories from the people around her.
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