Joanna Baillie
(1762-1851)

woman, poet, and dramatist

Died aged c. 89

Joanna Baillie (11 September 1762 – 23 February 1851) was a Scottish poet and dramatist, known for such works as Plays on the Passions (three volumes, 1798–1812) and Fugitive Verses (1840). Her work shows an interest in moral philosophy and the Gothic. She was critically acclaimed in her lifetime, and while living in Hampstead, associated with contemporary writers such as Anna Barbauld, Lucy Aikin, and Walter Scott. She died at the age of 88.

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Joanna Baillie poet and dramatist born 1762 died 1851 lived in this house for nearly 50 years

Bolton House, Windmill Hill, Camden, London, United Kingdom where they lived