Flora Annie Steel (2 April 1847 – 12 April 1929) was an English writer who was noted for writing books set in British India or otherwise connected to it. Personal life She was born Flora Ann…
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January 19, 2017 at 17:35
First Night Design
It does, but it shouldn’t!
January 19, 2017 at 17:26
Cynthia Reyes
A prolific writer. And I had forgotten that people used terms like “inspectress”. Seems kinda funny now. Thanks for sharing.
December 4, 2016 at 15:50
Mary Smith
She sounds fascinating, as do her books. I’d never heard of her – bet if she’d been a man we’d have known about her. She was a contemporary of Kipling and worked with his father.
December 4, 2016 at 11:04
beetleypete
A prolific author of some acclaim, yet I had never heard of her. She lived during an interesting time; through the Crimean War, Indian Mutiny, Boer War, WW1, and the worldwide depression that followed.
Best wishes, Pete. x