LADY HOPE:
The life and work of Lady Hope of Carriden
By L.R. Croft
Elmwood Books. 259 pages. £14.99
ISBN 978 0 956 808 950
This is the story of an extraordinary Victorian Christian lady. At times it reads like a Victorian novel – melodrama even.
Elizabeth Cotton was the daughter of a distinguished general and water engineer. She was born in Tasmania, then brought up in India until the age of 13.
