author
N. D'Anvers
1844–1933
A prolific Victorian-era writer and translator, this author brought art history, travel, biography, and adventure to a wide English-speaking readership. Writing as N. D'Anvers, she is especially remembered for lively nonfiction and for translating works by Jules Verne.
4 Audiobooks
Architecture
by N. D'Anvers
Columbus and Other Heroes of American Discovery
by N. D'Anvers
Mantegna
by N. D'Anvers
The Skirts of the Great City
by N. D'Anvers
About the author
Born Nancy Regina Emily Meugens Bell in London in 1844, she wrote under the pen name N. D'Anvers, a name linked to her family's Belgian roots. She was a British author and translator whose work ranged widely across art, history, travel, and popular biography.
She wrote books on painters and art history as well as historical and educational works for general readers. Under the N. D'Anvers name, she also translated several books by Jules Verne into English, helping introduce his stories to new audiences.
She lived a long literary life and died in 1933. Although not as widely known now as some of her contemporaries, her books show the breadth and energy of late 19th-century popular writing.