Rachel Harriette Busk (1831—1907) was a British traveller and folklorist.
She collected tales from Italy, Spain, Mongolia and elsewhere. Her collection included folklore, supernatural events, legends of saints, and humorous anecdotal material. Her work on Italian folklore was strongly influenced by the work of Giuseppe Pitrè[1]
She was the youngest daughter of Hans Busk the elder, and sister of Hans Busk the younger and of Julia Clara Byrne. She was also the sister-in-law of Sir Robert Loder, 1st Baronet through her sister Maria Georgiana.
She converted to Catholicism in 1858 and lived in Rome after 1862.[2][3][1]