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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.
Sir Alexander Cornewall Duff-Gordon, 3rd Baronet (3 February 1811 – 27 October 1872) was a British civil servant and Baronet of Halkin. He was the husband of Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon , a translator and writer best known for her correspondence on Egypt .
Katherine Frank is a noted American author and biographer, now living in England.Her works include a highly acclaimed biography of Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon, [1] and the more controversial book Indira: The Life of Indira Nehru Gandhi, a biography of Indira Gandhi. [2]
Gordon Waterfield (1903–1987) was a British journalist, broadcaster and writer. [1] He is chiefly known for his book What Happened to France? , in which he documents his experiences as a journalist in France during World War II .
Muhammad Mohassib (1843–1928) was an Egyptian antiquities dealer in Luxor, Egypt. He began working as a young donkey boy to Lucie, Lady Duff-Gordon and learned English from her. He opened an antiquities shop in Luxor in the early 1880s and became well-known among especially British and French archaeologists and dealers.
A letter written by Titanic survivor Lucy Lady Duff-Gordon is slated to hit the auction block in Boston. Skip to main content. News. 24/7 help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
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