Mary Brunton | |
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 From the 2nd edition of Emmeline (1820) | |
| Born | Mary Balfour 1 November 1778 |
| Died | 12 December 1818 (aged 40) |
| Occupation | Novelist |
| Language | English |
| Nationality | Scottish |
| Notable works | Self-Control Discipline Emmeline |
Mary Brunton (née Balfour) (1 November 1778 – 7 December 1818) was a Scottish novelist, whose work has been seen as redefining femininity. Fay Weldon praised Brunton's writings as "rich in invention, ripe with incident, shrewd in comment, and erotic in intention and fact."