Janet Milne Rae

Born Janet Gibb in Aberdeen on July 8, 1844, she later became widely known as Mrs. Milne Rae. She was a Scottish novelist and missionary, and reliable catalogue records identify her full name as Janet Milne Rae, with dates 1844–1933.

She started writing fiction while living in India, where her first novel, Morag: A Tale of Highland Life, appeared in 1872. Her books often drew on Scottish settings and on the moral and religious concerns that also shaped her missionary work.

Janet Milne Rae died on April 24, 1933. Though not a household name today, she remains of interest to readers of Victorian and Scottish fiction, especially those curious about women writers whose lives connected Britain, religion, and the wider world.