![]() ![]() Marjorie spent most of her sixth, seventh and eighth years in Edinburgh under the tutelage of a cousin, Isabella Keith, who was about 17. Her mother's relations were acquainted in Edinburgh with the young Walter Scott. Her uncle Thomas Fleming was minister of Kirkcaldy parish church. 1840) and his wife Isabella (daughter of James Rae), also the name of her elder sister and of her cousin and friend Miss Crauford (variously spelled). She gained appreciation from Robert Louis Stevenson, Leslie Stephen, Mark Twain and possibly Walter Scott.īorn in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland on 15 January 1803, Marjorie was the third child of the Kirkcaldy accountant James Fleming (died c. Marjorie spent most of her sixth, seventh and eighth years in Edinburgh under the tutelage of a cousi Marjorie Fleming (also spelt Marjory 15 January 1803 – 19 December 1811) was a Scottish child writer and poet. ![]() Born in Kirkcaldy, Fife, Scotland on 15 January 1803, Marjorie was the third child of the Kirkcaldy accountant James Fleming (died c. She gained appreciation from Robert Louis Stevenson, Leslie Stephen, Mark Twain and possibly Walter Scott. Marjorie Fleming (also spelt Marjory 15 January 1803 – 19 December 1811) was a Scottish child writer and poet. ![]()
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