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Cornish Story

Author: Elsabe Brits

2 March 20252 March 2025

The Story of Emily Hobhouse

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The Story of Emily Hobhouse

Nearly 165 years ago, in the small village of St Ive, Cornwall, the Anglican priest Reginald Hobhouse and his wife Caroline Trelawny gave birth to a baby girl. Her name was Emily Hobhouse. In her lifetime, she would become both famous and infamous, revered by some and loathed by others.   A major new historical…Continue Reading “The Story of Emily Hobhouse” →

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