ABOUT CAROLINE FOX
Nineteenth-century diarist who corresponded with such notable figures as Thomas Carlyle and Mill . She was the sister of fellow diarist Barclay Fox.
She was born into an affluent and socially prominent family in Falmouth, England.
Her famous work, Memories of Old Friends: Caroline Fox of Penjerrick, Cornwall, was published posthumously.
Her father was a philosopher and inventor.
She was a predecessor of fellow English writer Virginia Woolf .