Emily Anne Theophila, Lady Clive Bayley ( Metcalfe; 1830–1911), was an English memoirist. In 1844, her father sent her an illustrated book which he had commissioned. The book is currently housed in the

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. A book of her reminiscences was published in 1980. Edited by

M. M. Kaye Mary Margaret ('Mollie') Kaye (21 August 1908 – 29 January 2004) was a British writer. Her most famous book is ''The Far Pavilions'' (1978). Life M. M. Kaye was born in Simla, British India, and lived in an Oakland, Shimla, a heritage proper ...

, it was called ''The Golden Calm: An English Lady's Life in Moghul Delhi: Reminiscences by Emily, Lady Clive Bayley, and by Her Father Sir Thomas Metcalfe''.

Life

Bayley was born Emily Annie Theophila Metcalfe, the daughter of Grace (born Clarke) and

Sir Thomas Metcalfe, 4th Baronet Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe, 4th Baronet, Order of the Bath, KCB (2 January 1795 – 3 November 1853) was an British East India Company, East India Company civil servant and agent of the Governor General of India at the imperial court of the ...

, a British civil servant in India known as the British Resident (de facto Ambassador). She was born in India, but raised in England before rejoining her father in

Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...

at the age of seventeen. Her father had built two houses called

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in Delhi and he created a book for her known as the Delhi Book which he had sent to her in 1844 while she was still in England. This remained with her family after her death in 1911 until it was discovered by Lt.-Col. John Mildmay Ricketts M.C. The resulting book was built around the thoughts recorded by Emily's father and illustrated by the paintings he commissioned. This is in the British Museum. To this is added a narrative created by Emily Bayley and then these are then presented by the popular writer M. M. Kaye. in a contemporary book. In 1850, she married

Edward Clive Bayley Sir Edward Clive Bayley (17 October 1821 – 30 April 1884), was an Anglo-Indian civil servant, statesman and archæologist. Early life Bayley was the only son of Edward Clive Bayley, of Hope Hall, Eccles, Lancashire, and Margaret Fenton. He was ...

. He became Knight Commander of the

Order of the Star of India The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India is an order of chivalry founded by Queen Victoria in 1861. The Order includes members of three classes: # Knight Grand Commander (GCSI) # Knight Commander ( KCSI) # Companion ( CSI) No appointments ...

in 1877, and Emily became "Lady Clive Bayley". They had a family of one son and seven daughters. One of their daughters, Georgiana was a writer who helped with higher education for women in London. Bayley collected coins, and sold 75 Indian copper coins to the

in 1889.

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