May, Lady Hely-Hutchinson (née Justice; 1861 – 15 November 1938) was a British novelist.

May Hely-Hutchinson
Born1861 Edit this on Wikidata
Died15 November 1938 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 76–77)
OccupationNovelist Edit this on Wikidata
Spouse(s)Walter Hely-Hutchinson Edit this on Wikidata
Children7, including Maurice Robert Hely Hutchinson and Christian Victor Noel Hope Hely Hutchinson
Parent(s)

May Justice was born in 1861, the daughter of Major General William Clive Justice. In 1881, she married Sir Walter Hely-Hutchison, son of Richard Hely-Hutchinson, 4th Earl of Donoughmore.[1]

In 1900, she published her only novel, Monica Grey.[2]

Her husband was appointed Governor of the Cape Colony in 1901. In 1902, she published the article "Female Emigration to South Africa", where she bluntly and at length complained about the quality of available domestic servants:[3][4]

[...] each class has its allotted duties, and the woman who deliberately neglects or ignores the more delicate or involved social duties of her class is quite as blameworthy as the servant who, instead of attending to her duties, spends what she considers her own, but what is really her mistress's time, in gazing out of a window or reading a 'penny dreadful.'[5]

May Hely-Hutchinson died on 15 November 1938.[1]

Children

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May and Walter Hely-Hutchison had seven children:

Bibliography

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  • Monica Grey.  1 vol.  London: John Murray, 1900.[2]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i Mosley, Charles, editor. Burke's Peerage, Baronetage & Knightage, 107th edition, 3 volumes. Wilmington, Delaware, U.S.: Burke's Peerage (Genealogical Books) Ltd, 2003.
  2. ^ a b "Author: May Hely-Hutchinson". At the Circulating Library A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901. Retrieved 2023-01-17.
  3. ^ Harper, Marjory (2010). Migration and empire. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-925093-6.
  4. ^ O'Gorman, Francis (2010-01-21). The Cambridge Companion to Victorian Culture. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-88699-4.
  5. ^ The twentieth century. Robarts - University of Toronto. London. 1877.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link)
  6. ^ "Victor Hely-Hutchinson Biography, Songs, & Albums". AllMusic. Retrieved 2023-01-17.