Robinson, Mary, Poems by Mrs. Robinson [poems only]. London: Printed for C. Parker, the Upper Part of New Bond-Street, [8],p.,plate; 8⁰. (ESTC T)
Biographical note
Born Mary Darby, third child of Nicholas Darby (c. –), a sea captain and merchant in Bristol, and his wife, Hester Vanacott (c. –), of North Petherton in Somerset, Mary Robinson was educated at a school run by the sisters of Hannah More and by a succession of private tutors. She enjoyed a comprehensive education. Mary's parents lost their fortune and separated when she was ten and Mary completed her education at boarding schools in London. She developed an early interest in the stage and David Garrick later became her tutor at Drury Lane. In , aged 15, she married Thomas Robinson (fl. –), the illegitimate son of a weal
Mary Robinson - The Romantic Movement
In the last decade of her short 42-year life, Mary Robinson published four collections of poetry, seven novels, a play, two political tracts, a translation.
1.2: Mary Robinson Biography and Poems - Humanities LibreTexts
Mary Robinson (née Darby) was an English poet, dramatist, actor, novelist and feminist.