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Margaret Minifie
Margaret Minifie (15 July 1734 – 11 May 1803) was a "a minor eighteenth-century sentimental novelist""Margaret Minifie." Orlando: Women’s Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present. Cambridge UP. Accessed 11 Jun. 2022.Orlando whose career has tended to have been overshadowed by that of her sister, Susannah Gunning. A number of Minifie's works have historically been attributed to Gunning but recently, critics have sought to disentangle their two histories. Life Her father was James Minifie (1707–1789), a clergyman of Staplegrove, near Taunton, Somerset, and her mother was Margaret Minifie (1710–1782). Minifie did not marry and, as she was close to her sister, she lived with her and her family for most of her life. She died at age 68 and was buried in Staplegrove, the place of her birth. Work Minifie's sister Susannah Gunning, Susannah was also a writer and the pair collaborated on at least two novels: ''The histories of Lady Frances S— and Lady ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Susannah Gunning
Susannah Gunning, ''née'' Minifie (c. 1740 – 28 August 1800 London) was a British writer and novelist. She and her family were the centre of a society scandal in 1791 which revolved around a suitor for her daughter, Elizabeth Gunning (translator), Elizabeth Gunning. Biography Susannah Gunning was one of at least two daughters of Reverend Dr. James Minifie. Her sister was Margaret Minifie.Gunning Family Overview Unl.edu. Retrieved 10 August 2011. Not much is known about her life prior to the publication of her first novel in 1763. By this point, she lived in Fairwater, Somerset. On 8 August 1768, she married Captain John Gunning (soldier), John Gunning of the 65th Regiment of Foot, who distinguished himself at the Battle of Bunker Hil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
