Vardill, Anna Jane (1781–1852)

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Vardill, Anna Jane (1781–1852)

British poet and translator. Name variations: (pseudonyms) A. J. V.; V. Born Nov 10, 1781, in London, England; died June 4, 1852, in Skipton, Yorkshire, England; dau. of Rev. John Vardill (writer); m. James Niven, 1822 (died 1830); children: 1.

Published Poems and Translations from the Minor Greek Poets and Others (1809) and The Pleasures of Human Life (1812); also published poems, stories, and essays in European Magazine (1813–22); became well known for sequel to Coleridge's poem "Christabel" which appeared in European Magazine and London Review (1815).

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