Jessie Bell

Background

De Horne Vaizey was the daughter of Scottish insurance broker David Bell, and his wife, Elizabeth Morris Barton, and had six siblings, four brothers and two sisters. Her son, named George after his father, also became a writer

Career

They had a daughter, Gwyneth Alice, in 1886. As her biography at Athelstane Books notes, "She often used her own varied experiences in her books

Achievements

• She met her second husband, George de Horne Vaizey, on a Mediterranean cruise, which she won in a short story competition.

Views

De Horne Vaizey was quoted in Housekeeper magazine in 1909 on the differences between men and women, saying: "I"m convinced that men would be smaller minded still if they were in our place, so it"s not as big as it seems. lieutenant"s our life"s work to do the small things, to save the small sums, and haggle over pennies, while men deal with the great affairs of life.".