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An English descriptive and verse writer; born in 1794; died in Poona, India, Sept. 16, 1840. She lived in India much of her life, devoting herself closely to literature and journalism. Among her many books may be named: "Memoirs of the Rival Houses of York and Lancaster" (1827); "Oriental Scenes, Sketches, and Tales" (1832), a volume of poetry; "Scenes and Characteristics of Hindostan" (1835); "The East India Voyager" (1839); and "Hindostan, its Landscapes, Palaces, etc". (1845-47).