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Vitezslav Ivicic
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Did Lucy Duff-Gordon write this book?
Shelley Dziedzic
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There was more than one Lady Duff Gordon. The one you mentioned above also wrote Letters from Egypt. Here is a short bio- what a coincidence both were named Lucie (Lucy).
Lucie Duff Gordon was a contemporary and friend of Dickens, Carlyle, Tennyson, Thackeray, and all the intellectual luminaries of her day. She was known as one of London's most charming hostesses. From life at the center of mid-19th century English high society, Lucie Duff Gordon was exiled by bad health to Egypt, a land so foreign that most Europeans were glad to go home after a quick dash up the Nile. Instead, Lucie found a new life as the queen of Upper Egypt, much loved by the fellahin whose language, customs, and religion she learned and admired over her seven years there. Her Letters From Egypt became a best seller and brought her great fame." (Copyright (c) Brian Hunt, 2004)
Lucie Duff Gordon was a contemporary and friend of Dickens, Carlyle, Tennyson, Thackeray, and all the intellectual luminaries of her day. She was known as one of London's most charming hostesses. From life at the center of mid-19th century English high society, Lucie Duff Gordon was exiled by bad health to Egypt, a land so foreign that most Europeans were glad to go home after a quick dash up the Nile. Instead, Lucie found a new life as the queen of Upper Egypt, much loved by the fellahin whose language, customs, and religion she learned and admired over her seven years there. Her Letters From Egypt became a best seller and brought her great fame." (Copyright (c) Brian Hunt, 2004)
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Vitezslav Ivicic
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I meaned Lady Lucy Christiana Suuherland Duff-Gordon, called Lucile, wife of sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, travelling by Titanic. So she did not write it, did not she?
Shelley Dziedzic
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No she did not. Another lady- another time. Letters from the Cape are charming and can be read by chapter here.
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Vitezslav Ivicic
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Thank you for good link to online books!
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Vitezslav Ivicic
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I think this Lady Duff-Gordon was aunt of Cosmo Duf-Gordon, was not she? I think I read it in Discretions and Indiscretions.
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Randy Bryan Bigham
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Hi, Vitizslav:
Yes, Lucie Duff Gordon (1821-1869) was Cosmo Duff Gordon’s aunt by marriage, being the wife of his father’s elder brother. "Lucile" does tell in her memoir a funny story of how, when she met Teddy Roosevelt in 1908, the President mistook her for the other, earlier Lady Duff Gordon.
I know you are interested in the Duff Gordons, so you might like to read some info I posted to ET some time ago about their descendants. Here’s a link:
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org
Lucie Duff Gordon, the elder, has had a wonderfully appreciative account of her life published not long ago. It’s called "A Passage to Egypt" by Katherine Frank. It’s superbly written and is even more emotional for the author’s own connection to the story. It’s a must read for anyone interested in Victoriana and travel history.
Best,
Randy
Yes, Lucie Duff Gordon (1821-1869) was Cosmo Duff Gordon’s aunt by marriage, being the wife of his father’s elder brother. "Lucile" does tell in her memoir a funny story of how, when she met Teddy Roosevelt in 1908, the President mistook her for the other, earlier Lady Duff Gordon.
I know you are interested in the Duff Gordons, so you might like to read some info I posted to ET some time ago about their descendants. Here’s a link:
Successful and/or famous descendants
One of my online friends related an interesting rumour -- that Ravishing Rick Rude (real name: Rick Rood) of WWF and WCW fame was descended from a Titanic victim. (Hugh Rood, I assume, but she wasn't specific. She knows as much about the Titanic as I know about wrestling.) I don't know if...
www.encyclopedia-titanica.org Lucie Duff Gordon, the elder, has had a wonderfully appreciative account of her life published not long ago. It’s called "A Passage to Egypt" by Katherine Frank. It’s superbly written and is even more emotional for the author’s own connection to the story. It’s a must read for anyone interested in Victoriana and travel history.
Best,
Randy
