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Lady Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell
1851–1930
A sharp-eyed British writer and playwright, she brought industrial life and social questions into her work with unusual warmth and curiosity. Her books and plays reflect both literary talent and a close interest in the people and communities around her.
4 Audiobooks
The Cat and Fiddle Book Eight Dramatised Nursery Rhymes for Nursery Performers
by Lady Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell, Lady Florence Elsa Bell Richmond
The Arbiter: A Novel
by Lady Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell
Nursery Comedies: Twelve Tiny Plays for Children
by Lady Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell
Four Short Plays
by Lady Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe Bell
About the author
Born in Paris on September 9, 1851, Florence Eveleen Eleanore Olliffe became known as Lady Bell after her marriage to Sir Hugh Bell. She was a British writer and playwright, and the daughter of the Irish physician Sir Joseph Olliffe.
She wrote across several forms, including fiction, drama, and social observation. She is especially remembered for At the Works (1911), a study shaped by her interest in industrial communities and working life in northern England.
Her life also connected her to a remarkable family circle: she was the stepmother of the traveler and writer Gertrude Bell. Florence Bell was later appointed a Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empire, and she died on May 16, 1930.