Bella Duffy (1849–1926), was an Irish translator and writer who spent most of her life in Italy.

Biography

Arabella Jane Duffy was born in Ireland in 1849. Duffy was known as Bella. She spent most of her life living in

Florence, Italy Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence was a centre of medieval European t ...

. She met

Vernon Lee Vernon Lee was the pseudonym of the French-born British writer Violet Paget (14 October 1856 – 13 February 1935). She is remembered today primarily for her supernatural fiction and her work on aesthetics. An early follower of Walter Pater, ...

in 1878 and they became life long friends. Lee dedicated one of her books to her as did Eugene Lee-Hamilton. Although she wrote a fiction novel, Duffy was best known for her non fiction and translation work. She fought for the protection of Ancient buildings during her time in Italy. She died in London in 1926.

Bibliography

* ''Winifred Power'', (1883) * ''Madame de Staël'', (1887) * ''The Tuscan Republics'', (1892) * ''Mnemic psychology'', (1923) Translation

References and sources

{{DEFAULTSORT:Duffy, Bella 1849 births 1926 deaths 19th-century Irish women writers 20th-century Irish women writers Irish translators