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Evelyn Beatrice Hall Writer

Evelyn Beatrice Hall (1868 – after 1938), who wrote under the pseudonym S. G. Tallentyre, was an English writer best known for her biography of Voltaire entitled The Friends of Voltaire, which she completed in 1906.In her biography on Voltaire, Hall wrote the phrase: "I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it" (which is often misattributed to Voltaire himself) as an illustration of Voltaire's beliefs. Hall's quotation is often cited to describe the principle of freedom of speech.Hall appeared to be an important influence in the life of her brother-in-law, Hugh Stowell Scott (pseudonym Henry Seton Merriman). Upon his death in 1903, Scott left £5,000 to Hall, writing that it was "in token of my gratitude for her continued assistance and literary advice, without which I should never have been able to have made a living by my pen."

Personal facts

Pseudonym	Stephen G. Tallentyre
Birth date	January 01, 1868
Date of death	January 01, 1956

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