Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827
Dates
- Existence: 1762 - 1827
Biography
Helen Maria Williams (17 June 1759/62 – 15 December 1827) was a British novelist, poet, and translator of French-language works. A religious dissenter, she was a supporter of abolitionism and of the ideals of the French Revolution; she was imprisoned in Paris during the Reign of Terror, but nonetheless spent much of the rest of her life in France.
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Helen Maria Williams letters
Collection
Identifier: Mss 818674.1
Mss 818674.1
Date(s):
1818-12-24 to 1819-01-09
Abstract
In English.