Helme, Elizabeth (1743 - 1814)
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| Short name | Helme, Elizabeth |
|---|---|
| VIAF | http://viaf.org/viaf/18703795/ |
| First name | Elizabeth |
| Birth name | Helme |
| Married name | |
| Alternative name | XXX |
| Date of birth | 1743 |
| Date of death | 1814 |
| Flourishing | - |
| Sex | Female |
| Place of birth | Durham |
| Place of death | United Kingdom |
| Lived in | United Kingdom |
| Place of residence notes |
| Mother | |
|---|---|
| Father | |
| Children | Somerville, Elizabeth |
| Religion / ideology | |
| Education | |
| Aristocratic title | - |
| Professional or ecclesiastical title | Author, novelist, teacher, translator |
Helme, Elizabeth was ...
| related to | Somerville, Elizabeth |
| Profession(s) | |
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| Memberships | |
| Place(s) of Residence | United Kingdom |
Author of
| receptions | circulations | |
|---|---|---|
| Louisa; or, The cottage on the moor (1787) | 18 | 2 |
| Clara and Emmeline; or the maternal benediction (1788) | 10 | 0 |
| Duncan and Peggy: a Scottish tale (1794) | 2 | 0 |
| The Farmer of Inglewood Forest (1796) | 2 | 0 |
| Instructive rambles (1798) | 1 | 0 |
| Albert, or the wilds of Strathnavern (1799) | 5 | 0 |
| Columbus, or the discovery of America; as related by a father to his children, and designed for the instruction of youth (1799) | 0 | 0 |
| St. Margaret's Cave (1801) | 1 | 0 |
| St Clair of the Isles; or the Outlaws of the Barra. A Scotish Tradition (1803) | 4 | 0 |
| The Pilgrim of the Cross (1805) | 0 | 0 |
| The History of Scotland, related in familiar conversations, by a Father to his Children (1806) | 2 | 0 |
Editor of
-Copyist of
-Illustrator of
-Translator of
-Circulations of Helme, Elizabeth, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)
| Title | Date | Type |
| *Presence in Cleve Catalogue | 1792 | lists person |
Receptions of Helme, Elizabeth, the person
For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.
| Title | Author | Date | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elizabeth Helme | None | is portrait of |
Dale Spender, Mothers of the Novel, Pandora, 1986.
MENTIONED IN:
- Heinemeyer He-Hu 106
-Turner
- Spender, Mothers
- Zofia Sinko "Powieść angielska XVIII wieku a powieść polska lat 1764-1830" PIW 1961
- Todd, 1660-1800, 1987
MNS (Marie Sorbo) 30-1-2024
NOT MENTIONED IN:
- Todd 1989
- Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992.
Todd 1987: fl.1787.
Year of death possibly 1814.
5 children.
Translator from German.
Translated children's plays.