Emily EdenEmily Eden (3 March 1797 – 5 August 1869) was an English poet and novelist who wrote amusing portrayals of early-nineteenth-century English life. She wrote a well-known account of her adventures in India, as well as two successful books. She was alsoa skilled amateur artist. Eden was the sixth daughter of William Eden, 1st Baron Auckland, and Eleanor Elliot, and was born in Westminster. She was Prime Minister Anthony Eden's great-great-great-aunt. She and her sister Fanny traveled to India in her late thirties, where her brother George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland served as Governor-General from 1835 to 1842. Up The Country: Letters Written to Her Sister from the Upper Provinces of India (1867) was a collection of her accounts of her time in India. While the emphasis of her Indian writings was on journey descriptions, local color, and details of the ceremonial and social occasions she attended, Eden also offered an insightful record of the key political events that transpired during her brother's stint in power. These included the utter annihilation of a British and Indian army during the retreat from Kabul in 1842, for which George Eden was partly blamed. Read More Read Less