Mary Pilkington

Engraving of a woman, head and shoulders, in Regency dress
Portrait of Mary Pilkington by James Hopwood Sr, 1812 (NPG CC BY-NC-ND 3.0)

Mary Pilkington (born Mary Susanna Hopkins, 1761–1839) was an English novelist and poet. Many of her over forty novels were written for children.[1]

  1. ^ Skedd, S. J. (2004). "Pilkington [née Hopkins], Mary Susanna (1761–1839), educational and children's writer". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/22273. ISBN 978-0-19-861412-8. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)