Jan Morris dies, aged 94

[Innula Zenovka]

Jan Morris, historian, travel writer and trans pioneer, dies aged 94

From her Everest scoop to her journey as a trans woman, the author’s authoritative voice and questioning mind found an eager audience

www.theguardian.com

She was an astonishing writer on a wide range of subjects, and had quite an extraordinary life.

Jan Morris obituary

On the morning of the Queen’s coronation in 1953, James Morris, a journalist with The Times, produced one of the most dramatic scoops of the 20th century. Edmu

www.thetimes.co.uk

Evernote link because paywall

 

[Tirellia]

A little more at the BBC. But then there's an obituary in every national paper too. What an amazing character.

Obituary: Jan Morris

 

[Aribeth Zelin]

Sounds like a lovely woman, and a real loss to the world.

And sounds almost like at the end she was NB like me.

 

[Roxanne Blue]

Jan Morris was one of my great heroes. She was incredibly brave in every way imaginable, and her writing is a delicious feast of intelligent observation and wit. She was utterly brilliant and her wife, Elizabeth, sounds so much like my Margo. I admit to shedding a few tears at this news.