Julia Clara Pitt Byrne (nee Busk, christened 6 Jul 1819 – 1894) was a British writer of memoirs about celebrities of her time, as well as more serious social commentary.

Biography

She was the second daughter of Hans Busk, and the sister of Hans Busk the younger and

Rachel Harriette Busk Rachel Harriette Busk (1831—1907) was a British traveller and folklorist. Life She was born in 1831, in London. She was the youngest of five daughters of Hans Busk the elder and his wife Maria; and sister of Hans Busk the younger and of Juli ...

. She was also the sister-in-law of

Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet, DL, JP (7 August 1823 – May 1888) was an English landowner, magistrate and Conservative politician. Loder is a Member of the Loder (Family) Biography Early life Robert Loder was born on 7 August 1823 in Sain ...

through her sister Maria Georgiana. She married

William Pitt Byrne Jews in Georgian Society: The Laras of London, Pearl Foster, Silverwood Books, pp221-222 William Pitt Byrne (c. 1806 – 6 or 8 April 1861) was a British newspaper editor and proprietor of ''The Morning Post''. He graduated from Trinity Coll ...

in 1842, who was owner of ''

The Morning Post ''The Morning Post'' was a conservative daily newspaper published in London from 1772 to 1937, when it was acquired by ''The Daily Telegraph''. History The paper was founded by John Bell. According to historian Robert Darnton, ''The Morning ...

'' and son of

Charlotte Dacre Charlotte Dacre (17?, born Charlotte King, was a British Gothic novelist, and poet. Most references today are given as Charlotte Dacre, but she first wrote under the pseudonym "Rosa Matilda" and later adopted a second pseudonym to confuse her ...

. She converted to

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in 1860. She is best known for the work ''Flemish Interiors'', and her subsequent works were often published under the name of "The Author of ''Flemish Interiors''" rather than her own name, or sometimes as Mrs. William Pitt Byrne. Other books include ''Gossip of the Century'' and ''Social Hours With Celebrities''. In a more serious vein, ''Undercurrents Overlooked'' described abuses in

workhouse In Britain and Ireland, a workhouse (, lit. "poor-house") was a total institution where those unable to support themselves financially were offered accommodation and employment. In Scotland, they were usually known as Scottish poorhouse, poorh ...

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