Mary Evelyn (1 October 1665 – 14 March 1685) was a British poet.[1] She wrote a long burlesque poem.[2]
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Born on 1 October 1665 in Surrey, England, Mary Evelyn was the eldest daughter of John Evelyn (1620 –1706), royal diarist, and his wife Mary Browne (1632–1709), English letter writer.[1][3]
Evelyn spent her childhood at her family home, Sayes Court, in Deptford, Kent. She was a self-educated and known for extensively reading the sacred and secular writings. She also read miscellaneous literary collections, annotations and meditations that she herself produced.[4][1] The satirical poem, Mundus Muliebris: Or The Ladies Dressing-Room Unlock'd, and Her Toilets Spread, is one of her known works published posthumously by her father in 1690.[1][3]
She died on 14 March 1685 in Wiltshire, England of smallpox.[1][3]
References
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- ^ Sage, Lorna (30 September 1999). The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press. p. 227. ISBN 978-0-521-66813-2. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ a b c Book Builders LLC (14 May 2014). Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. New York City, New York: Infobase Publishing. p. 144. ISBN 978-1-438-10869-8. Retrieved 2 January 2024.
- ^ Stevenson, Jane; Davidson, Peter (2001). Early Modern Women Poets (1520–1700): An Anthology. New York: Oxford University Press. p. 473. ISBN 978-0-199-24257-3. Retrieved 2 January 2024.