Elspeth Huxley
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Elspeth Joscelin Huxley CBE (née Grant; 23 July 1907 – 10 January 1997)[1] was an English writer, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser.[2] She wrote over 40 books, including her best-known lyrical books, The Flame Trees of Thika and The Mottled Lizard, based on her youth in a coffee farm in British Kenya. Her husband, Gervas Huxley, was a grandson of Thomas Henry Huxley and a cousin of Aldous Huxley.[3]
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Born | Elspeth Grant (1907-07-23)23 July 1907 London[1] |
Died | 10 January 1997(1997-01-10) (aged 89) Tetbury, Gloucestershire, England |
Occupation | Author, journalist, broadcaster, magistrate, environmentalist, farmer, and government adviser |
Nationality | British |
Alma mater | Reading University, Cornell University |
Subject | Settler life in British Kenya |
Notable works | The Flame Trees of Thika, The Mottled Lizard |
Spouse | Gervas Huxley |
Relatives | Huxley family |
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