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May Hely-Hutchinson

1861 – 1938

British novelist

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About May Hely-Hutchinson

Lived 1861 – 1938 (aged 76–77). May Hely-Hutchinson was a British novelist.

May, Lady Hely-Hutchinson ( Justice; 1861 – 15 November 1938) was a British novelist.

May Justice was born in 1861, the daughter of Major General William Clive Justice. In 1881, she married Sir Walter Hely-Hutchison, son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore.

In 1900, she published her only novel, Monica Grey.

Her husband was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony in 1901. In 1902, she published the article "Female Emigration to South Africa", where she bluntly and at length complained about the quality of available domestic servants: [...] each class has its allotted duties, and the woman who deliberately neglects or ignores the more delicate or involved social duties of her class is quite as blameworthy as the servant who, instead of attending to her duties, spends what she considers her own, but what is really her mistress's time, in gazing out of a window or reading a 'penny dreadful.' May Hely-Hutchinson died on 15 November 1938.

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1861
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Who was May Hely-Hutchinson?

British novelist

When was May Hely-Hutchinson born?

May Hely-Hutchinson was born in 1861.

When did May Hely-Hutchinson die?

May Hely-Hutchinson died on 15 November 1938.

What was May Hely-Hutchinson's occupation?

May Hely-Hutchinson was a novelist.

What nationality was May Hely-Hutchinson?

May Hely-Hutchinson was British.

Sources & further reading

· Wikipedia: May Hely-Hutchinson

· Wikidata: Q75257466

· DBpedia: May Hely-Hutchinson

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