Mabel Geraldine Woodruffe Peacock (9 May 1856– 17 July 1920) [1] was an English folklorist.
Peacock was the daughter of Lucy and Edward Peacock F.S.A. of Bottesford Manor, Brigg, Lincolnshire, and later of Kirton-in-Lindsey. Her brother Adrian was a noted ecologist. [2] [3]
She made collections of folklore in this region and published them in journals and her books. [4]
She retired to Norfolk in 1918 and died of tuberculosis in 1920. Mabel Peacock is buried in Grayingham, Lincolnshire churchyard. [5]
Peacock is among the favorite authors of Sir George Bailey in A. S. Byatt's novel, Possession. [6]
Her works include:
Mabel Geraldine Woodruffe Peacock (9 May 1856– 17 July 1920) [1] was an English folklorist.
Peacock was the daughter of Lucy and Edward Peacock F.S.A. of Bottesford Manor, Brigg, Lincolnshire, and later of Kirton-in-Lindsey. Her brother Adrian was a noted ecologist. [2] [3]
She made collections of folklore in this region and published them in journals and her books. [4]
She retired to Norfolk in 1918 and died of tuberculosis in 1920. Mabel Peacock is buried in Grayingham, Lincolnshire churchyard. [5]
Peacock is among the favorite authors of Sir George Bailey in A. S. Byatt's novel, Possession. [6]
Her works include: