Frances Parthenope Verney
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Frances Parthenope Verney (19 April 1819 – 12 May 1890) was an English writer and journalist.
. She became the second wife of Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
(m. 1858), to whom she was introduced by her sister; Harry Verney had previously been wooing Florence.
Parthenope was an active supporter of her sister's work during the Crimean War
. As Lady Verney, she was responsible for extensively remodelling Claydon House
in Buckinghamshire
.
In later years, the two sisters lived near each other on South Street
, London
. Lady Verney wrote stories and articles for Fraser's Magazine
, Cornhill Magazine
, and Macmillan's Magazine
. She published several novels and a two volume book, Peasant Properties and Other Selected Essays. After her death two collections of her works were published: Essays and Tales and The Grey Pool and Other Stories. Her work on the Verney family papers was completed and published by Margaret Verney
as Memoirs of the Verney Family during the Seventeenth Century.But was against Florence's idea of nursing at first.
She died in May 1890 aged 71 at Claydon House
, the family seat.
Life
She was the daughter of William Edward Nightingale, and the elder sister of Florence NightingaleFlorence Nightingale
Florence Nightingale OM, RRC was a celebrated English nurse, writer and statistician. She came to prominence for her pioneering work in nursing during the Crimean War, where she tended to wounded soldiers. She was dubbed "The Lady with the Lamp" after her habit of making rounds at night...
. She became the second wife of Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet
Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet PC, DL, JP was an English soldier and Liberal politician who sat in the House of Commons variously between 1832 and 1885.-Background and education:...
(m. 1858), to whom she was introduced by her sister; Harry Verney had previously been wooing Florence.
Parthenope was an active supporter of her sister's work during the Crimean War
Crimean War
The Crimean War was a conflict fought between the Russian Empire and an alliance of the French Empire, the British Empire, the Ottoman Empire, and the Kingdom of Sardinia. The war was part of a long-running contest between the major European powers for influence over territories of the declining...
. As Lady Verney, she was responsible for extensively remodelling Claydon House
Claydon House
Claydon House is a country house in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, close to the village of Middle Claydon. It was built between 1757 and 1771 and is now owned by the National Trust....
in Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire
Buckinghamshire is a ceremonial and non-metropolitan home county in South East England. The county town is Aylesbury, the largest town in the ceremonial county is Milton Keynes and largest town in the non-metropolitan county is High Wycombe....
.
In later years, the two sisters lived near each other on South Street
South Street
South Street may refer to one of the following:*South Street Seaport, a shopping complex overlooking the East River in Manhattan Island.*South Street , United States of America*South Street , United States of America...
, London
London
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. Lady Verney wrote stories and articles for Fraser's Magazine
Fraser's Magazine
Fraser's Magazine for Town and Country was a general and literary journal published in London from 1830 to 1882, which initially took a strong Tory line in politics. It was founded by Hugh Fraser and William Maginn in 1830 and loosely directed by Maginn under the name Oliver Yorke until about 1840...
, Cornhill Magazine
Cornhill Magazine
The Cornhill Magazine was a Victorian magazine and literary journal named after Cornhill Street in London.Cornhill was founded by George Murray Smith in 1860 and was published until 1975. It was a literary journal with a selection of articles on diverse subjects and serialisations of new novels...
, and Macmillan's Magazine
Macmillan's Magazine
Macmillan's Magazine was a monthly British magazine from 1859 to 1907 published by Alexander Macmillan.The magazine was a literary periodical that published fiction and non-fiction works from primarily British authors. Thomas Hughes had convinced Macmillan to found the magazine. The first editor...
. She published several novels and a two volume book, Peasant Properties and Other Selected Essays. After her death two collections of her works were published: Essays and Tales and The Grey Pool and Other Stories. Her work on the Verney family papers was completed and published by Margaret Verney
Margaret Verney
Margaret Maria Verney , was an English-born educationist....
as Memoirs of the Verney Family during the Seventeenth Century.But was against Florence's idea of nursing at first.
She died in May 1890 aged 71 at Claydon House
Claydon House
Claydon House is a country house in the Aylesbury Vale, Buckinghamshire, England, close to the village of Middle Claydon. It was built between 1757 and 1771 and is now owned by the National Trust....
, the family seat.
External links
- "In a Great Town Hospital", F. P. Verney, Macmillan's Magazine, Vol. L, May to Oct. 1884. pp. 14–22