Anna Letitia Aikin Barbauld

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Born
June 20, 1743
Died
March 9, 1825
Related topics
English literature--Women authors, Great Britain, Barbauld,--Mrs.--1743-1825, Biography, History,
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Anna Laetitia Barbauld (nee Aikin) was born in England in 1825. She was an outstanding poet who focused on the political and social climate of her day. She married a protestant pastor from France. Using her literary skills, she wrote hymns such as"Life, I Know Not What Thou Art." Barbauld spent time editing Poetical Works by William Collins and British Novelists. Barbauld died on March 9, 1825, in a city close to London.

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