Poems, by Felicia Dorothea Browne

Browne [Hemans], Felicia Dorothea

Published by printed by G. F. Harris for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, London, Liverpool, 1808

About this Item

First edition of the author's first book, published when she was just 14 years' old; 4to, pp. xxvii, [1], 111, [1]; engraved vignette title page, 12 other wood-engraved vignettes throughout; extremities rubbed and worn but on the whole a very good sound copy in original blue paper-covered boards, printed blue paper label on spine. Includes a lengthy 19-page subscribers' list. Pickering & Chatto note: "Although it received some harsh criticism, her book was sufficiently interesting to Shelley for him to make repeated efforts to meet her (young Felicia's reported beauty may also have been an inducement) - but her mother prevented what would have been an interview fraught with possibilities.".

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Poems, by Felicia Dorothea Browne
• Publisher: printed by G. F. Harris for T. Cadell and W. Davies, Strand, London, Liverpool
• Publication Date: 1808
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Seller catalogs:
  • Women
  • English Literature
  • Poetry