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Autumn burned brightly, a running flame through the mountains, a torch flung to the trees.
Dorothy Hartley
Born: October 4, 1893
Died: October 22, 1985 (aged 92)
Bio: Dorothy Rosaman Hartley was an English social historian, illustrator, and author. Daughter of a clergyman, she studied art, which she later taught. Her interest in history led her into writing.
Known for:
- Food in England (1954)
- Medieval costume and how to recreate it
- Lost World: England 1933-1936
- The countryman's England (1935)
- Medieval Costume and How to Make It