Browne, Mary Ann (Mrs. James Grey) (F)

Surname: Browne
Forename(s): Mary Ann
b. 24 September 1812. d. 28 January 1845. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet. Alternative signatures: “Mrs. James Gray,” “late Miss. M. A. Browne.” Born in Berkshire, and moved with her family to Liverpool around 1831. Worked as a district visitor after her family fell into financial difficulty. Published her first poems in the Berkshire Chronicle in 1826. Knew Letitia Elizabeth Landon and Mary Russell Mitford. Married James Gray in August 1842 and afterwards moved with him to Cork. Received financial help from the Royal Literary Fund following her marriage. Biographical information: Orlando. (SP, AC)

Poems associated with this person

Total poems: 18
Poem title Date Periodical Roles id #
The Song of Dreams 1838 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15808
The Departed 1838 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15813
To My Sister on Her Twenty-Third Birthday 1839 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15355
The Poet and the Magician 1839 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15365
Song 1839 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15367
The Captive Princess 1840 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15179
Spike Island. A Legend 1840 Forget-Me-Not Translator 15169
The Fountain’s Depths 1842 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15425
The Memory of the Dead 1842 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15420
Isambart and Edith 1843 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15398
The Embroideress at Midnight 1843-02-11 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 5367
Birds 1843-05-27 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 5373
The Noontide Dream 1844 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15443
The Dwellings of the Poor 1844-02-24 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 5409
The Anniversary of Death 1846 Forget-Me-Not Poet 15496
Thought and Expression 1849-05-05 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 6017
The River’s Voice 1849-05-26 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 6020
Jaques Balmat, The Pioneer of Mont Blanc 1849-12-01 Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal Poet 6047