Olive Garnett

Olive Garnett
Garnett in 1893
Born
Olivia Rayne Garnett

(1871-08-21)21 August 1871
Marylebone, England
Died17 March 1958(1958-03-17) (aged 86)
Minehead, England
Other namesOlive Garnett
EducationQueen's College, London
ParentRichard Garnett
RelativesRichard Garnett (grandfather)
Edward Garnett (brother)
Constance Garnett (sister in law)

Olive Garnett ( 21 August 1871 – 17 March 1958) was an English diarist and author of two collections of short stories inspired by her time in Russia. Her diaries, rediscovered in the 1970s, included new details about Ford Madox Ford’s early life, work, marriage and nervous breakdown.