Somerville and Ross

Somerville and Ross

Somerville and Ross refers to Edith Somerville and Violet Florence Martin, the latter writing under the name of Martin Ross.

They were both Anglo-Irish novelists.

They are perhaps most famous for their series of books that was made into the TV series, The Irish R.M..

External links

* [http://www.qub.ac.uk/rascal/CLDs/CLD22.html Queen's University Belfast - Somerville & Ross Manuscript Collection] diaries, correspondence, working papers, and draft manuscripts relating to the authors’ literary activities, personal interests and affairs
* [http://www.knittingcircle.org.uk/somervillenross.html Knitting Circle - Somerville and Ross] short biographies
* [http://www.irelandseye.com/irish/people/famous/writers/somervilleross1.shtm Irelandseye.com - Somerville and Ross] short biographies


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  • Somerville —   [ sʌməvɪl], Edith Anna Oenone, irische Schriftstellerin, * Korfu 2. 5. 1858, ✝ Drishane (County Cork) 8. 10. 1949; studierte Kunst in Paris, Düsseldorf und London; ab 1886 schrieb sie zusammen mit ihrer Cousine Martin Ross (eigentlich Violet… …   Universal-Lexikon

  • Ross — /raws, ros/, n. 1. Betsy Griscom /gris keuhm/, 1752 1836, maker of the first U.S. flag. 2. Harold Wallace, 1892 1951, U.S. publisher and editor. 3. Sir James Clark, 1800 62, English navigator: explorer of the Arctic and the Antarctic. 4. his… …   Universalium

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  • Ross (disambiguation) — Ross is the name of many places, persons and things:Places;United Kingdom * Ross, a historical area in Scotland ** The County of Ross, also known as Ross shire , and ** Ross and Cromarty, later administrative areas, which include most or all of… …   Wikipedia

  • Edith Anna Somerville — Edith Anna Œnone Somerville (May 2, 1858 – October 8, 1949) was an Irish novelist who habitually signed herself as E. Œ. Somerville . She wrote in collaboration with her cousin Martin Ross (Violet Martin) under the pseudonym, Somerville and Ross …   Wikipedia

  • Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville — (* 7. September 1863 in Castletownshend, County Cork; † 24. März 1936 ebenda) war ein britischer Marineoffizier, Ozeanograf und Archäoastronom. In seinem Ruhestand wurde Sommerville von der Irish Republican Army ermordet, womit der Wiederaufstieg …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Boyle Somerville — Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville (7. September 1863 in Castletownshend, County Cork; † 24. März 1936 ebenda) war ein britischer Marineoffizier, Ozeanograf und Archäoastronom. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1 Leben 2 Ehrungen 3 …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Henry Boyle Townshend Somerville — (1863 1936)Born 7 September 1863 and joined the Royal Navy as a cadet in 1877. Trained as a Hydrographic Surveyor, promoted to Captain in 1912 and Vice Admiral on 1 August 1919. Retired 2 August 1919.While on surveying duties in Western Pacific… …   Wikipedia

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