Lady Helen Hall: lang heidit ledy of Dunglass, 1762-1837
Wilson, Sally
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Place reservation for Lady Helen Hall: lang heidit ledy of Dunglass, 1762-1837Lady Helen Hall was wise, a 'long-head' at the centre of her large family, a rural Scottish community and Edinburgh society. Colourful threads run through her story, most notably that of her Selkirk brother Thomas who was controversially engaged in settling Scottish and Irish families in Canada. Her husband Sir James Hall, 4th Bt of Dunglass is regarded still for his geological, architectural and scientific experiments. Their son Basil travelled widely as a naval officer and turned his adventures into best-selling books while a daughter also earned her place in history through through writing and romance. This is the story of an aristocratic lady born in a period of Scottish history when women were not particularly valued for their intellect. She astutely managed the running of two households and quite exceptionally, the repair and letting of ninety cottages on their Berwickshire and East Lothian estate.
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Cockburnspath, Berwickshire : Dunglass Mill Press, 2013.
Collation:
378 pages ; ills
ISBN:
9780953540938
Dewey class:
920
Language:
English
Index terms:
BilsdeanBirnieknowesRev. George Boileau-PollenCockburnspathDovecot HallSt Helen's ChurchDunglassBurnfootCaptain Basil HallSir Douglas Basil HallElizabeth HallFrances 'Fanny' HallIsabella 'Tibbie' HallJames HallSir John HallSir John Richard HallSir Julian Henry HallSir Lionel Reid HallSir Martin Julian HallSir Neville Reynolds Hall HallMiss Peggy HallWilliam HallDukes of HamiltonDr KellieOldhamstocksSir James Russell
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3356827
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