Iris MacFarlane

Iris Macfarlane was a British writer. She born in Quetta, India (now Pakistan) in 1922. She was sent home to England and when she was sixteen was taken out to India in 1939. Having learnt Assamese and Gaelic, she published books of translations of folk stories from the Assamese and the Celts. She studied Assamese and Indian history, which led to several articles in History Today .

Iris Macfarlane was a British writer. She born in Quetta, India (now Pakistan) in 1922. She was sent home to England and when she was sixteen was taken out to India in 1939. Having learnt Assamese and Gaelic, she published books of translations of folk stories from the Assamese and the Celts. She studied Assamese and Indian history, which led to several articles in History Today . See less