Surname: Ross Forename(s): Janet Ann b. 24 February 1842. d. 23 August 1927. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, travel writer, historian, and biographer. Née Duff Gordon. Daughter of translator
and author Lucie Duff Gordon. Born in London. Closely connected with major figures
in literary and artistic circles including Caroline Norton, William Makepeace Thackeray,
Amelia Opie, Charles Babbage, and Tom Taylor. Moved to Dresden to learn German, and
then to Paris to learn French. Married Henry James Ross on 5 December 1860. Moved
to Egypt in 1861 and became Egyptian correspondent for The Times. Moved to Italy in 1869 and wrote travel guides and other works about the country.
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