Thorpe taught his step - daughter several modern languages as well as Icelandic and Anglo - Saxon to the point that she was able to assist his grammatical work .
Icelandic clashed on a personal level and she found Thorpe oppressive .
Thorpe taught his step - daughter several modern languages as well as Icelandic and Anglo - Saxon to the point that she was able to assist his grammatical work , but they clashed on a personal level and she found him oppressive .