Robinson, Mary

27 November 1758 (possibly 1756) - 26 December 1800

Born Mary Darby, English poet, novelist, and popular actress, mistress of the future King George IV (cause of much scandal in her lifetime) for a short time.

Sites:
Biographical essay
[Celebration of Women Writers]
Biographical note
from The Monthly Mirror, 1799. [Corvey Women Writers on the Web, Sheffield Hallam U]
Biographical note
[Katherine Binhammer; Chawton House Library]
Biographical note
Includes links. [Oatmeal for the Foxhounds]
Biographical note
[Wikipedia]
Bibliography
Includes links to online works. [Laura Runge, U South Florida]
Biographical note
[Claire Brock, U Warwick; Literary Encyclopedia]
Brief biographical note
[The Regency Townhouse]

Portraits
[National Portrait Gallery, London]
   Mary Darby Robinson


Etexts:
"All Alone" [U Penn]
"The Haunted Beach" [U Penn]
"The Poor Singing Dame" [U Penn]
"The Savage of Aveyron" [U Penn]


"Mary Robinson."