author
Rosalind Northcote
1873–1950
Best known for The Book of Herbs, this English writer brought together gardening know-how, folklore, and a real feel for place. Her books have a calm, observant charm that still appeals to readers who love nature writing and old herbal lore.
2 Audiobooks
Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts
by Rosalind Northcote
The Book of Herbs
by Rosalind Northcote
About the author
Lady Rosalind Lucy Stafford Northcote (1873–1950) was an English author connected with Devon and the Northcote family of Pynes, Upton Pyne. The Devon History Society identifies her as the eldest daughter of Walter Stafford Northcote, 2nd Earl of Iddesleigh, and notes that she was born in North Yorkshire in 1873 and died unmarried on December 31, 1950.
She is remembered chiefly for The Book of Herbs (1903), a work that blends practical information about herbs with history and traditional lore. Records gathered by The Online Books Page also link her to Devon: Its Moorlands, Streams, & Coasts, showing the range of her writing from plant lore to regional landscape and travel writing.
The surviving picture of her public life is of a writer with strong local ties and broad interests in the natural world. Notes preserved by the Devon History Society also describe her involvement in animal welfare work in Exeter and West Devon, adding a sense of the civic and humane concerns behind her books.