Surname: Busk (née Blair) Forename(s): Mary Margaret b. 1779. d. 11 January 1863. Nationality: English. VIAF.
Poet, novelist, and translator. Pseudonym: “M. M.” Born in London. Married William
Busk on 2 August 1796. Learned to speak several languages including German, French,
Spanish, and Italian, from her travels on the continent. Began writing to supplement
her husband’s income, although she eventually separated from to become financially
independent. Contributed to *Foreign Quarterly Review* and the *Athenaeum*. Author
of several novels including *Zeal and Experience: a Tale* (1819) and *Tales of Fault
and Feeling (1825), and many translations and historical works. Biographical information:
*ODNB*. (KF, CC)