Her parents were Lieutenant General Augustus Henry Lane-Fox and Alice Margaret (1828–1910, born Stanley).

[2] Assisted by her father's inheritance their honeymoon was extravagant, including a three month holiday in the USA where she met leading families such as the Vanderbilts and the Hewitts.

She was a supporter of women's suffrage and as an educated aristocrat she was invited to speak at meetings after she joined the movement in 1892.

[2] She and her husband had inherited several properties including Ferne House in 1897 but they sold it in 1902, using the money to maintain their lifestyle.

Due to her status and the foreign nature of North Africa to many citizens of Great Britain, Lady Grove was able to advertise her book in The Times, London.

[4]In June 1905 she was summonsed to Bow Street Magistrates' Court by a London taxi driver for failing to pay the proper fare.

The cabman had driven her from the King's Theatre in Hammersmith to her house at 51, Bedford Square - a distance which meant she should have paid five shillings.

She paid only what she felt to be the proper fare - three shillings and 6 pence - and slammed the door in his face.