Eve Blantyre Simpson

Eve Blantyre Simpson (1855–1920) was the daughter of Professor James Young Simpson, who popularised the use of chloroform as an anaesthetic. She wrote biographies of her father and of Robert Louis Stevenson. She also wrote a notable book on folk-lore in Scotland which refers to the early traditions such as Beltane. She was born on 15 December 1855 in Edinburgh and her mother was Jessie Grindlay. (She was christened 'Eve' and not 'Evelyn'.) She remained unmarried and died of liver cancer on 23 January 1920 at Edinburgh.

Published Books

• Nelson and Puck: dogs of other days, Edinburgh: Blackwood & Sons, 1882.
• Sir James Y. Simpson, Edinburgh: Oliphant, Anderson and Ferrier, 1896, ("Famous Scots Series")
• Robert Louis Stevenson's Edinburgh Days, London: Hodder & Stoughton, 1898.
• Robert Louis Stevenson, Edinburgh: T.N. Foulis, 1905. 'Spirit of the age series' no. 2.
• Folk lore in lowland Scotland, London: J.M. Dent, 1908.
• The Robert Louis Stevenson Originals, [With illustrations and facsimiles.] London & Edinburgh: T. N. Foulis,^[1] 1912.)

Sources

• Births and deaths information available at the General Register Office for Scotland, Scotlands People Centre in Edinburgh, and also at http://scotlandspeople.gov.uk
• British Library catalogue: http://www.bl.uk
• http://openlibrary.org

References

1. ↑ T N Foulis: The History and Bibliography of an Edinburgh Publishing House by Ian Elfick and Paul Harris, published by Werner Shaw, London.