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Joanna Baillie

Scottish poet and dramatist (1762-1851) · Writers · Died at 88

Joanna Baillie was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as Plays on the Passions and Fugitive Verses (1840). Her work shows an interest in moral philosophy and the Gothic.

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She was critically acclaimed in her lifetime, and while living in Hampstead, associated with contemporary writers such as Anna Barbauld, Lucy Aikin, and Walter Scott. She died at the age of 88.

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Lived 1762 to 1851 · aged 88

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