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Also Known As Ethel Florence Lindesay Robertson
Born January 3, 1870 • Melbourne • Australia
Died March 20, 1946 (aged 76) • Sussex • England
Notable Works “Maurice Guest” • “The Fortunes of Richard Mahony” • “The Getting of Wisdom” • “The Young Cosima” • “Ultima Thule”

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