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 Hans Busk may refer to:
* Hans Busk (1718–1792), older brother of Sir Wadsworth Busk
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* Hans Busk (1772–1862), son of Sir Wadsw ...
the elder and his wife Maria;
and sister of
Hans Busk (1815-1882), Hans Busk the younger and of
Julia Clara Byrne
Julia Clara Pitt Byrne (nee Busk, christened 6 Jul 1819 – 1894) was a British author 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 ...
. She was the sister-in-law of
Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet through her sister Maria Georgiana.
She collected tales from Italy, Spain,
Mongolia and elsewhere. Her collection included
folklore, supernatural events, legends of saints, and humorous anecdotal material. Her work on Italian folklore was strongly influenced by the work of
Giuseppe Pitrè
She converted to
Catholicism in 1858 and lived in Rome after 1862.
She died at Members' Mansions,
Westminster, on 1 March 1907, and was buried in the family vault at Frant, near
Tunbridge Wells.
Works
*''Patranas or Spanish Stories'' (1870)
*''Household Stories from the Land of Hofer, or Popular Myths of Tirol'' (1871)
*''Sagas from the Far East: Kalmouk and Mongol Tales'' (1873).
*''The Folk-lore of Rome'' (1874)
*''The Valleys of Tirol'' (1874)
*''The Folk-Songs of Italy'' (1887)
References
Bibliography
* Hopkin, David (2018)
“‘Imagine I am the ''Creatura''’: Biography of Rachel Busk, a British Folklorist in Europe” in ''BEROSE - International Encyclopaedia of the Histories of Anthropology'', Paris.
Sources
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*Resources related to research
BEROSE - International Encyclopaedia of the Histories of Anthropology
Paris, 2018. (ISSN 2648-2770)
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Folklorists
1831 births
1907 deaths