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Anne Blunt

Born 1837
Died December 15, 1917,
Near Cairo, Egypt

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt

Born August 17, 1840,
Petworth House, Sussex, England
Died September 10, 1922,
Newbuildings, Sussex, England

During their travels in Arabia, Lady Anne Blunt and Sir Wilfrid Scawen Blunt became surprisingly integrated into the Bedouin culture. They adopted many Arab ways, including political views that were not acceptable to most English people during the late nineteenth century. Both wrote about their travels, and Wilfrid became well known as an English poet.

Lady Anne Isabella Noel was a granddaughter of Lord Byron, the famous English poet. Born into a noble family, she spent most of her childhood on the Continent, where she learned to speak several languages. She was also an accomplished artist and violinist. She owned two violins made by Antonio Stradivari, the famous seventeenth-century Italian violin maker, and she practiced five hours every day.

Wilfrid Scawen Blunt, also from a wealthy family, was born in the English county of Sussex. His father died when Wilfrid was only two years old, and he spent an unhappy childhood traveling with his mother and attending boarding schools. At the age of 18 he joined the British Foreign Service.

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