Eliza Emily Donnithorne
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Eliza Emily Donnithorne was an Australian woman best known as a possible inspiration for the character of Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens' 1861 novel Great Expectations.
The gravestones of Eliza Donnithorne and her father James in Camperdown Cemetery, Newtown.
Cambridge Hall (known as Camperdown Lodge by the time this photo was taken), Eliza Donnithorne's Newtown home.
Miss Havisham
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Miss Havisham is a character in Charles Dickens's 1861 novel Great Expectations. She is a wealthy spinster, once jilted at the altar, who insists on wearing her wedding dress for the rest of her life.
Eliza Emily Donnithorne
…Eliza Emily Donnithorne (8 July 1821 – 20 May 1886) was an Australian woman best known as a possible inspiration for the character of Miss Havisham in Charles Dickens' 1861 novel Great Expectations. Eliza Donnithorne was born at the Cape of Good Hope, South Africa, and spent her early childhood in…
Miss Havisham, by Harry Furniss
"It's a great cake. A bride-cake. Mine!" – Miss Havisham
Miss Havisham with Estella and Pip (H. M. Brock)