Margaret Fountaine
A character source for Lily.
Margaret Fountaine defied the social conventions of Victorian England in favour of personal freedom. She spent most of her life travelling solo around the world in pursuit of specimens for her butterfly collection, and died recognised not only as a respected lepidopterist, but also as a indefatigable traveller.
Visit the BBC website to hear Fountaine’s Biographer Natascha Scott-Stokes talk about the remarkable life of Margaret.