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Bella Duffy
1845–1926
An Irish writer and translator who made her literary life largely in Italy, she is best remembered for bringing European subjects vividly to English readers. Her work ranges from biography to history, with a clear interest in culture, politics, and remarkable women.
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Madame de Staël
by Bella Duffy
About the author
Bella Duffy, also known as Arabella Jane Duffy, was an Irish writer and translator who spent much of her life in Italy. Sources consulted agree on her death in 1926, while giving her birth year as either 1845 or 1849, so it is safest to say she was born in the mid-19th century.
She is especially associated with Florence and with a life of writing shaped by continental European culture. Her books included Madame de Staël, and she is also noted for historical writing, including work on the Tuscan republics. That mix of biography, translation, and history gives her writing a broad, curious feel that still suits readers drawn to overlooked literary figures.
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