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A Highland Lady Abroad
A Highland Lady Abroad

The Journeys of Elizabeth Grant

Author(s): Gillian Beattie-Smith
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Anglistyki Uniwersytetu Warszawskiego
Keywords: Highlands; travel writing; identity; gender

Summary/Abstract: Elizabeth Grant began writing as a young girl, and, with her sisters, wrote short stories which were published in well-known journals of the period. Her writing provided a necessary income throughout her life. She kept a journal, wrote sketches, travel articles, and short stories, but in Scotland, her best-known work is Memoirs of a Highland Lady, which was first published in 1898 and after several editions remains popular. This paper considers her writing about the Highlands, Ireland and France to examine the creation and performance of her identity as a Highland Lady.

  • Issue Year: 29/2020
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 17-30
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English
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