Somerville & Ross

Edith Somerville (1858 - 1949) and Martin Ross (the pseudonym of Violet Martin, 1862 - 1915) were Irish authors and second cousins. Experiences of an Irish R. M. brought them critical and commercial success upon publication.

Claire Connolly is Professor of Modern English at University College Cork. She has written and edited many books and essays on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century Irish culture.