Mary Hannay Foott | |
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| Born | Mary Hannay Black 26 September 1846 Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 12 October 1918 (aged 72) Bundaberg, Queensland, Australia |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | poet and short story writer |
| Known for | Where the Pelican Builds |
Mary Hannay Foott (pen name, La Quenouille; 26 September 1846 – 12 October 1918), was a Scottish-born Australian poet and editor. She is well remembered for a bush-ballad poem,"Where the Pelican Builds".[1]
- ^ Adelaide (1988) p. 66.