Ann Hatton

Ann Hatton
Ann Hatton by William Watkeys
Ann Hatton by William Watkeys
BornAnn Julia Kemble
29 April 1764
Worcester, England, Kingdom of Great Britain
Died26 December 1838 (aged 74)
Swansea, Wales, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
Pen nameAnn of Swansea
OccupationWriter
NationalityBritish
Spouse
William Hatton
(m. 1792)
ParentsRoger Kemble (father)
RelativesKemble family

Ann Julia Hatton (née Kemble, published as Ann of Swansea; 29 April 1764 – 26 December 1838), was a popular novelist in Britain in the early 19th century and author of Tammany, the first known libretto by a woman.[1]

  1. ^ Moira Dearnley, ‘Hatton , Ann Julia (1764–1838)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004, accessed 14 Nov 2006