A Castle in Tuscany: The Fascinating Life of Janet Ross - A Woman Ahead of Her Time by Sarah Benjamin (Author)

A Castle in Tuscany: The Fascinating Life of Janet Ross - A Woman Ahead of Her Time by Sarah Benjamin (Author)

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ISBN: 9781740458863

Publisher ‏ : ‎ Pier 9; First Edition (January 1, 2006)

Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 280 pages

Janet Ann Ross (1842–1927) was an English historian, biographer, and Tuscan cookbook author. Janet Ross wrote the classic cookbook Leaves from Our Tuscan Kitchen, or, How to Cook Vegetables, which is a collection of recipes supplied by the Rosses' chef, Guiseppi Volpi, at Poggio Gherardo. She also wrote Florentine Villas (1901) and other books related to Italy, Florence and Tuscany, including: Terra De Manfredi (1899); Florentine Palaces And Their Stories (1905); Lives Of The Early Medici As Told In Their Correspondence (1910); The Story Of Pisa; and The Story Of Lucca (1912).