Annie Horniman was born at Surrey Mount, Forest Hill, London, in 1860, the elder child of Frederick John Horniman and his first wife Rebekah née Emslie. Her father was a tea merchant and the founder of the Horniman Museum; … 展开

Annie's first venture into the theatre was in 1894 and was made possible by a legacy from her grandfather. She anonymously supported her friend Florence Farr in a season of new plays at the Avenue Theatre, London. This incl… 展开

Annie moved to London where she kept a flat in Portman Square. In 1933 she was made a Member of the Order of the Companions of Honour. Horniman and Algernon Blackwood may have been the only past or pres… 展开