Anna Weamys Explained

Anna Weamys, sometimes referred to as Anne Weamys (fl. 1651) was an English author.^[1] Weamys has been identified as the author of A Continuation of Sir Philip Sydney's Arcadia (1651), which appeared under the name "Mistress A. W."^[2] Little is known of her life, but Patrick Cullen situates her in the context of a network of royalist sympathizers, including aristocratic patron Henry Pierrepont and his daughters Anne and Grace, writer James Howell, printer William Bentley, bookseller Thomas Heath, and possibly poet Frances Vaughan (née Altham). A modern (1994) edition of Weamys' book was edited by Patrick Cullen.^{[3] [4]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Collins. Jane. Weamys, Anna (fl. 1650–1651), author. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. Oxford University Press. 14 December 2014.
2. Richards . Jennifer . Anna Weamys's A Continuation of Sir Philip Sydney's 'Arcadia . Bulletin of the Society for Renaissance Studies . April 1995 . 12 . 2 . 20–24 . 14 December 2014 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20141214172515/http://www.ncl.ac.uk/elll/research/publication/45621 . 14 December 2014 .
3. Book: Weamys. Anna. Cullen. Patrick Colborn. A continuation of Sir Philip Sidney's "Arcadia". registration. 1994. Oxford University Press. New York. 9780195078848.
4. Book: Cullen, Patrick Colborn. Schlueter. Paul. Schlueter. June. Anna Weamys. An encyclopedia of British women writers. 1998. Rutgers University Press. New Brunswick, N.J.. 0813525438. Rev. and expanded. registration.