Amelia Opie (1769 - 1853)

Short name Amelia Opie
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First name Amelia
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Alternative name Amelia Alderson
Date of birth 1769
Date of death 1853
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Place of birth England
Place of death England
Lived in England
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Related to Cecilia Lucy Brightwell , Anna Laetitia Barbauld , Germaine de Staël , Mary Wollstonecraft
Bibliography MENTIONED IN: - Spender, Mothers of the Novel - Cambr. Nat. Biogr. - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "Opie's fame was not enduring and as the 19th century progressed she was read less and less". - Peter Garside and Rainer Schöwering (eds.), The English Novel 1770-1829. A bibliographical survey of prose fiction published in the British Isles. Oxford U.P., 2000, vol. II (1800-1829). - Zofia Sinko "Powieść angielska XVIII wieku a powieść polska lat 1764-1830", PIW: Warsaw, 1961
Provisional Notes Born and died in Norwich, England. Married to John Opie in 1798. Religion/ideology : Dissenting (Presbyterian). Philanthropist. Writer of conduct literature. Feminist. Merged with record created by MaOz 5thTrainingSchoolFeb13. Did not have children, though once indicated to friend Susannah Taylor that she thought she might be pregnant (she either was mistaken or miscarried). (FScottJuly12.) Mother had (according to biographer Cecilia Lucy Brightwell) a "delicate constitution" and was an "invalid" and died when Opie was fifteen. This may be related to Opie's preoccupation with female health. (FMSJuly2014) A prolific author, according to Garside/Schöwering (p. 64: 11 novels in 1800-1829). svd. oct. 2007. Collaboration/connections with male authors: - Philosopher and writer William Godwin (friend) - Walter Scott - Richard Brinsley Sheridan
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