Elizabeth Bentley | |
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&sq=&lang=&file=File:ElizabethBentley.jpg) Elizabeth Bentley, Genuine Poetical Compositions, on Various Subjects (Norwich, by subscription, 1791) | |
| Born | 1767 Norwich, England, UK |
| Died | 1839 (aged 71–72) Norwich, England, UK |
| Resting place | St Stephen's, Norwich |
| Occupation | Poet |
| Nationality | British |
| Period | 1791–1821 |
| Subject | Pastoral, Abolitionism, Animal welfare |
Elizabeth Bentley (1767–1839) was an English poet, one of a small wave of British and Irish writers from the labouring classes in the eighteenth century. She was a local poet who was nonetheless engaged with larger political and social issues.