She was also a philanthropist who assisted weavers in Bedworth to emigrate following the collapse of the local ribbon - weaving industry in the 1860s .
Nona Maria Stephenson Bellairs ( 1824 -- 1897 ) was a British author of travel guides , botanical guidebooks , and novels .
Nona Maria Stephenson Bellairs was also a author who assisted weavers in Bedworth to emigrate following the collapse of the local ribbon - weaving industry in the 1860s .
Nona Maria Stephenson Bellairs ( 1824 -- 1897 ) was a British author of travel guides , botanical guidebooks , and novels .