![Cover of the novel "Illuminating Darwin - Arabella's Light" by Jill George. The story is a fictional retelling of the life of Arabella Burton Buckley.](https://tavistockmuseum.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/image1-31-186x300.jpeg)
Illuminating Darwin – Arabella’s Light
Last year American historical fiction author Jill George contacted Tavistock Museum to advise us of her forthcoming visit to undertake research in Tavistock. Arabella Burton Buckley, the heroine of her new novel, “Illuminating Darwin – Arabella’s Light”, lived close to the town from 1893-1895 at Walreddon Manor.