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“All the degrees in Europe could not counterbalance that in my eyes.”

Emphasising the uniquely personal value she placed on the honour from Edinburgh University · Letter, 1936

About Violet Jacob

Violet Jacob

1 September 1863–9 September 1946

On the eastern coast of Scotland, where the North Sea meets the fertile lands of Angus, stands the House of Dun—a Georgian mansion that witnessed the birth of one of Scotland's most distinctive literary voices. It was here, on 1 September 1863, that Violet Augusta Mary Frederica Kennedy-Erskine entered the world…

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