Frances Parthenope Verney (1819–1890)
Author of Memoirs of the Verney family
About the Author
Works by Frances Parthenope Verney
Memoirs of the Verney Family during the Seventeenth Century, compiled from the papers and illustrted by the portrats at… (1970) 3 copies
The Memoirs of the Verney Family. 2 copies
Stone Edge [by F.P. Verney] 1 copy
Llanaly reefs 1 copy
The grey pool 1 copy
Memoirs of the Verney Family During the Civil War, Vol. 2 of 2: Compiled From the Letters and Illustrated by the… (2018) 1 copy
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- Canonical name
- Verney, Frances Parthenope
- Other names
- Lady Verney
- Birthdate
- 1819-04-19
- Date of death
- 1890-05-12
- Burial location
- Middle Claydon Cemetery, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Gender
- female
- Nationality
- UK
- Birthplace
- Naples, Italy
- Place of death
- Buckinghamshire, England, UK
- Places of residence
- Claydon House, Middle Claydon, Buckinghamshire, England, UK
Embley Park, Hampshire, England, UK
London, England, UK
Lea Hurst, Derbyshire, England, UK - Education
- at home
- Occupations
- journalist
short story writer
genealogist
novelist
essayist
salonniere - Relationships
- Nightingale, Florence (sister)
- Short biography
- Frances Parthenope Verney, Lady Verney, née Nightingale, was born in Naples, Italy, to a wealthy, well-connected British family. She was christened Parthenope for the ancient Greek settlement at Naples, and was called "Parthe" or "Pop" by her family. Her parents William Nightingale, a Whig politician, and his wife Frances Smith were on an extended honeymoon tour of Italy when she was born. She was the older sister of Florence Nightingale. The sisters grew up at Embley Park, their father's estate in Hampshire, England, and were educated by governesses. Their father later taught them Greek, Latin, German, French, Italian, history, and philosophy. In 1858, Parthe married as his second wife Sir Harry Verney, 2nd Baronet, a Member of Parliament and supporter of liberal causes. At Claydon House, their home in Buckinghamshire, and at their London house, she presided over a salon visited by artists and social reformers from around the world. She was an active supporter of her sister's relief work during the Crimean War. She wrote stories and articles published by periodicals such as Fraser's Magazine, Cornhill Magazine, and Macmillan's. She also published several novels and collections of essays and stories in book form. She took a great interest in the voluminous Verney family papers and put together Memoirs of the Verney Family during the Seventeenth Century, published by her daughter-in-law Margaret Verney after her death. See the 1836 watercolor painting of the two sisters by William White.
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- Works
- 19
- Members
- 25
- Popularity
- #508,561
- Reviews
- 1
- ISBNs
- 6