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Cover of Sex, Social Purity and Sarah Grand

Sex, Social Purity and Sarah Grand

Edited by Ann Heilmann; Stephanie Forward

  • Published: 28 Sep 2000
  • DOI: 10.4324/9780415214100
  • Set ISBN: 9780415214100

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Sarah Grand was born Frances Elizabeth Bellenden Clarke on 10 June 1854, at Donaghadee in County Down, Ireland. At that time her father, a naval lieutenant called Edward John Bellenden Clarke, was stationed as a coastguard. The family moved to County Mayo when Frances was still young, and she lived there until she was seven. After Lieutenant Bellenden Clarke’s death in 1861 Mrs Clarke took her children to Yorkshire, but Sarah Grand always recalled certain aspects of her years in Ireland with great affection. For example, in correspondence from her later years she refers repeatedly to her passion for the sea and also to her love of shamrock. Many of her letters written on or near St. Patrick’s Day express her delight in receiving a gift of shamrock to celebrate the occasion.

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    Front Matter
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    Introduction By Stephanie Forward
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    Chronology By Stephanie Forward
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