Isabella Mary Anderton

Born in 1858 in Lower Clapton, Isabella Mary Anderton was an English translator, art critic, and essayist. Sources agree that she studied in Germany for a time, taught in her father's school, and later spent several years in Genoa as a governess before settling in Florence after her marriage.

In Italy, she became closely involved with literary and artistic life. She served for many years as the Florence correspondent for The Studio, writing on Italian artists, and she also translated important Italian works into English. Her interests ranged widely, from poetry and criticism to traditional culture, and her writing helped English-speaking readers discover Italian authors and ideas.

Anderton died in Florence in 1904 after a serious illness. Her brothers later gathered her writings in Tuscan folk-lore and sketches (1905), a posthumous collection that reflects her love of Tuscany, folklore, and modern Italian literature.