Benger, E. (Elizabeth), 1778-1827

Variant names

Dates:

Birth 1778-06-15

Death 1827-01-09

Nationality: Britons,

Language: English,

Biographical notes:

Epithet: of Add MS 36058

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000987.0x0001f3

Epithet: author

British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000834.0x00021c

Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger, English historian and novelist. Before she began to write her biographies of historical royal women such as Anne Boleyn and and Mary, Queen of Scots, Benger published several literary works, including the poem The Abolition of the Slave Trade (1809). She counted many literary figures among her social circle, including: Jane and Anna Maria Porter, Elizabeth Hamilton, John Aikin, Anna Laetitia Barbauld, Lucy Aikin, Elizabeth Inchbald, and Joanna Baillie.

From the description of Elizabeth Benger manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1821-1824 (New York Public Library). WorldCat record id: 76699371

From the guide to the Elizabeth Benger manuscript material : 2 items, ca. 1821-1824, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.)