Mary Evelyn (poet) explained

Mary Evelyn (1 October 1665 – 14 March 1685) was a British poet.^[1] She wrote a long burlesque poem.^[2]

Born on 1 October 1665 in Surrey, England, Mary Evelyn was the eldest daughter of John Evelyn (1620 –1706), royal diarist, and his wife Mary Browne (1632–1709), English letter writer.^[3]

Evelyn spent her childhood at her family home, Sayes Court, in Deptford, Kent. She was a self-educated and known for extensively reading the sacred and secular writings. She also read miscellaneous literary collections, annotations and meditations that she herself produced.^{[4] [1]} The satirical poem, Mundus Muliebris: Or The Ladies Dressing-Room Unlock'd, and Her Toilets Spread, is one of her known works published posthumously by her father in 1690.^[3]

She died on 14 March 1685 in Wiltshire, England of smallpox.^{[1] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Web site: Evelyn, Mary (1665–1685) . encyclopedia.com . encyclopedia.com . 2 January 2024.
2. Book: Sage, Lorna. 30 September 1999. The Cambridge Guide to Women's Writing in English. 2 January 2024 . Cambridge, England. Cambridge University Press . 227. 978-0-521-66813-2.
3. Book: Book Builders LLC. 14 May 2014. Encyclopedia of British Writers, 16th, 17th, and 18th Centuries. 2 January 2024 . New York City, New York. Infobase Publishing . 144. 978-1-438-10869-8.
4. Book: Stevenson . Jane. Davidson. Peter. 2001. Early Modern Women Poets (1520–1700): An Anthology. 2 January 2024 . New York. Oxford University Press . 473. 978-0-199-24257-3.