Julia Clara Pitt Byrne (nee Busk, christened 6 Jul 1819 – 1894) was a British author of memoirs about celebrities of her time, as well as more serious social commentary.
Biography
She was the second daughter of
Hans Busk, and the sister of
Hans Busk the younger and
Rachel Harriette Busk
Rachel Harriette Busk (1831—1907) was a British traveller and folklorist.
Life
She was born in 1831, in London.
She was the youngest of five daughters of Hans Busk the elder and his wife Maria; and sister of Hans Busk the younger and of Juli ...
. She was also the sister-in-law of
Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet
Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, DL, JP (7 August 1823 – May 1888) was an English landowner, magistrate and Conservative politician.
Biography
Early life
Robert Loder was born on 7 August 1823 in Saint Petersburg, Russia. His father was Giles ...
through her sister Maria Georgiana. She married
William Pitt Byrne in 1842, who was owner of ''
The Morning Post
''The Morning Post'' was a conservative daily newspaper published in London from 1772 to 1937, when it was acquired by ''The Daily Telegraph''.
History
The paper was founded by John Bell. According to historian Robert Darnton, ''The Morning Po ...
'' and son of
Charlotte Dacre
Charlotte Dacre (1771 or 1772 – 7 November 1825), born Charlotte King, was an English author of Gothic novels. Most references today are given as Charlotte Dacre, but she first wrote under the pseudonym "Rosa Matilda" and later adopted a seco ...
. She converted to
Catholicism
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.3 billion baptized Catholics worldwide . It is among the world's oldest and largest international institutions, and has played a ...
in 1860.
She is best known for the work ''Flemish Interiors'', and her subsequent works were often published under the name of "The Author of ''Flemish Interiors''" rather than her own name, or sometimes as Mrs. William Pitt Byrne. Other books include ''Gossip of the Century'' and ''Social Hours With Celebrities''. In a more serious vein, ''Undercurrents Overlooked'' described abuses in
workhouse
In Britain, a workhouse () was an institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment. (In Scotland, they were usually known as poorhouses.) The earliest known use of the term ''workhouse' ...
s.
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1819 births
1894 deaths
19th-century British writers
19th-century British women writers
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