Somerville and Ross refers to Edith Somerville and Violet Florence Martin, the latter writing under the name of Martin Ross. Edith Anna Œnone Somerville ( May 2, 1858 – October 8, 1949) was an Irish Novelist who habitually signed herself Violet Florence Martin ( 11 June 1862 &ndash 21 December 1915) was an Irish author who co-wrote a series of Novels with
They were both Anglo-Irish novelists. " Anglo-Irish " was a term used historically to describe a privileged Social class in Ireland, whose members were the descendants and successors of the
They are perhaps most famous for their series of books that was made into the TV series, The Irish R.M.. The Irish RM refers to a series of books by the Anglo-Irish novelists Somerville and Ross, and the Television Comedy-drama series based