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Naomi Mitchison 1897-1999, British writer, b. Scotland, educated at Oxford; daughter of the biologist J. S. Haldane . She wrote many types of novels on a variety of subjects. They include historical novels set in ancient Greece and Rome, such as The Bull Calves (1945); fantasies, such as Graeme and the Dragon (1954); and documentary novels set in Scotland or Africa, such as Swan's Road (1954). She was active in local government in Scotland (1947-1976) and was tribal adviser to the Bakgatla of Botswana.

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Mitchison, Naomi (Mary Margaret) (1897–1999), novelist and sister of J. B. S. Haldane. Her many works of fiction include The Corn King and the Spring Queen (1931), a historical novel, The Blood of the Martyrs (1939), and The Big House (1950). Her non-fiction works, including three volumes of autobiography (1973–9), illustrate her commitment to the progressive political and social causes of the intellectual circles in which she moved.

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