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Frances Brooke (née Moore; 12 January 1724 – 23 January 1789) was an English novelist, essayist, playwright and translator. Hers was the first English novel known to have been written in Canada. [1] Biography. Frances Moore was born in Claypole, Lincolnshire, England, the daughter of a clergyman.
Apr 2, 2008 · Frances Brooke, née Moore, novelist, dramatist, essayist (christened at Claypole, Eng 24 Jan 1724; d at Sleaford, Eng 23 Jan 1789). In London, Frances moved in literary and theatrical circles. She published a weekly, The Old Maid (Nov 1755-July 1756), and a tragedy, Virginia, in 1756.
The History of Emily Montague, written by Frances Brooke and first published in 1769, is often considered the first Canadian novel. [1][2] It is a sentimental novel written in the epistolary form. [1]
Frances Brooke, the wife of a visiting British military chaplain in the conquered French garrison of Quebec, wrote the first published novel with a Canadian setting. Her History of Emily Montague (1769) is an epistolary romance describing the sparkling winter scenery of Quebec and the…
Brooke, Frances (1724–1789) English novelist and dramatist. Name variations: Mary Singleton, Spinster. Born Frances Moore in Claypole, Lincolnshire, England, on January 24, 1724; died in Sleaford, Lincolnshire, England, on January 23, 1789; daughter of Mary (Knowles) Moore and William Moore (Anglican minister); grew up in Lincolnshire and ...
May 7, 2024 · Frances Brooke (1724–1789) was a leading figure in London’s literary and theatrical worlds from the 1750s to the 1780s. Her career naturally divides in two: before 1770, her major achievements were in the field of the novel, with The History of Lady Julia...
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Dec 17, 2019 · Frances Brooke (1724-1789), journalist, translator, playwright, novelist, and even co-manager of a theater, was described as ""perhaps the first female novel-writer who attained a perfect purity and polish of style."".
