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Macnaughtan
Macnaughtan is a Scottish surname. Notable people with the surname include: *Alan MacNaughtan (1920–2002), Scottish actor *Andrew MacNaughtan Andrew Neil MacNaughtan (25 February 196425 January 2012) was a Canadian photographer and music video director. Work MacNaughtan won four Juno Awards for his work as a photographer, director and album art designer, including three wins for CD ... (1964–2012), Canadian photographer and music video director * Sarah Broom Macnaughtan (1864–1916), Scottish-born novelist See also * Macnaghten (other) * McNaughton, a surname {{surname, Macnaughtan Anglicised Scottish Gaelic-language surnames ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sarah Broom Macnaughtan
Sarah Broom Macnaughtan (26 October 1864 – 24 July 1916) was a Scottish novelist. With the outbreak of the First World War, she volunteered with the Red Cross Society and was sent to Russia, then Armenia. She wrote much about the plight of refugees from the Armenian genocide. She died of an illness contracted while abroad. Life Born in Partick, Scotland, the fourth daughter and sixth child of Peter Macnaughtan and Julia Blackman, she was educated at home by her father. After her parents died, she moved to Kent in England, then to London. There she began a writing career with her first novel, ''Selah Harrison'', published in 1898. Her best-known works were ''The Fortune of Christina M'Nab'' (1901), ''A Lame Dog's Diary'' (1905), and ''The Expensive Miss Du Cane'' (1900). Meanwhile she travelled to Canada, South America, South Africa, the Middle East and India, among other locations. Sarah took part in the women's suffrage movement, aided victims of the Balkan Wars of 1912 and 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |