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Arabella Jane Sullivan
d. 1839
An early 19th-century British writer, she is best remembered for fiction shaped by social observation and an insider’s feel for family and class life. Her work includes novels such as Recollections of a Chaperon and Tales of the Peerage and the Peasantry.
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Recollections of a chaperon
by Arabella Jane Sullivan
Tales of the peerage and the peasantry
by Arabella Jane Sullivan
About the author
Arabella Jane Sullivan was a British writer, born Arabella Jane Wilmot on May 1, 1796, and she died on January 27, 1839. She is often listed as the daughter of Barbarina Wilmot, later Lady Dacre, and Valentine Henry Wilmot, which placed her close to literary and social circles that likely shaped her writing.
She wrote during the early 1800s and is associated with novels and tales centered on society, family, and character. Works linked to her include Recollections of a Chaperon, Tales of the Peerage and the Peasantry, The Countess of Nithsdale, and Ellen Wareham.
Though not as widely known today as some of her contemporaries, she remains of interest to readers who enjoy nineteenth-century fiction with a strong sense of manners, relationships, and social setting. Her life was short, but her books still offer a glimpse into the tastes and concerns of her era.