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Letitia Elizabeth Landon was born at Chelsea on August 14, 1802. Her father, an army agent, amassed a large property, which he lost by speculation shortly before his death.
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(Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838) was an English poet ...)
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838) was an English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L. E. L. In 1809, following her father's loss of property as a result of speculation, the family moved to a country house in East Barnet. An agricultural depression soon followed, and the family moved back to London in 1815, where John Landon made the acquaintance of William Jerdan, editor of the Literary Gazette. Jerdan encouraged Letitia's poetic endeavours, and her first poem was published in the Gazette in 1820 when she was 18. Landon's critical and popular success was almost immediate. She published several volumes of verse and was able to support both herself and her family comfortably on her earnings. In 1831 she published her first novel, Romance and Reality. Her reputation, while high in the 19th century, fell during most of the 20th as literary fashions changed.
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Letitia Elizabeth Landon was born at Chelsea on August 14, 1802. Her father, an army agent, amassed a large property, which he lost by speculation shortly before his death.
Letitia Elizabeth Landon went to a school in Chelsea where Miss Mitford also received her education.
The gentle melancholy and romantic sentiment her writings embodied suited the taste of the period, and wouldin any case have secured her the sympathy and approval of a wide class of readers.
The large sums she earned by her literary labours were expended on the support of her family.
An engagement to John Forster, it is said, was broken off through the intervention of scandalmongers.
She died on the 15th of October 1838 at Cape Coast from an overdose of prussic acid, which, it is supposed, was taken accidentally. For some time L. E. L. was joint editor of the Literary Gazette.
The Life and Literary Remains of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, by Laman Blanchard, appeared in 1841, ind a second edition in 1855.
Her first volume of poetry appeared in 1820 under the title The Fate of Adelaide, and was followed by other collections"of verses with similar titles.
She also wrote several novels, of which the best is Ethel Churchill (1837).
Various editions of her Poetical Works have been published since her death, one in 1880 with an introductory memoir by W. B. Scott.
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(Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802-1838) was an English poet ...)
Her father, an army agent, amassed a large property, which he lost by speculation shortly before his death.
The large sums she earned by her literary labours were expended on the support of her family.
In June 1838 she married George Maclean, governor of the Gold Coast, but she only survived her marriage, which proved to be very unhappy, by a few months.
An engagement to John Forster, it is said, was broken off through the intervention of scandalmongers.
