Elizabeth Anne Le Noir

Elizabeth Anne Le Noir
BornElizabeth Anne Smart
c. 1755
Islington, London
Died6 May 1841 (aged 85–86)
Priory, Caversham, England
Occupationnovelist and poet
NationalityEnglish
Spouse
John Baptiste Le Noir
(m. 1795; died 1835)

Elizabeth Anne Le Noir (née Smart; c. 1755 – 6 May 1841) was an English female poet, novelist, and feminist from the romantic period.[1] Raised in a widowed home, Le Noir became interested in literature through opportunities she was given by her mother's step-father; John Newbery. After being employed at the Reading Mercury for some time, Le Noir and her sister eventually inherited it. Le Noir soon became the wife of Jean Baptiste Le Noir, from whom she got her last name. Although she didn't have any children of her own, she educated two of her female relatives. Although Le Noir had many great works, "[s]he is probably better known as the daughter of the famous religious poet Christopher Smart."[1][2]

  1. ^ a b Ridley, Laura. "Biography of Elizabeth Le Noir by Laura Ridley". Corvey 'Adopt an Author. The Corvey Project at Sheffield Hallam University.
  2. ^ Ridley, Laura. 1996. "Biography of Elizabeth Le Noir by Laura Ridley." Corvey 'Adopt an Author, Sheffield Hallam University. England.