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An Irish-born poet and songwriter with strong ties to Glasgow, she wrote lyrical, often sentimental verse that appeared in late Victorian magazines and was later gathered in A Spray of Lilac, and Other Poems and Songs. Her work is especially noted for its gentle nature poems and touches of Scottish feeling and dialect.
by M. (Marie) Hedderwick-Browne
Marie Hedderwick-Browne was an Irish-born poet and songwriter, born in 1857. Reliable reference listings describe her as the daughter of writer John Hedderwick, note that she spent much of her childhood in Glasgow, and record that she married in 1879 before moving to London.
Her poetry appeared in a range of late Victorian periodicals, including Chambers’s Edinburgh Journal and The English Illustrated Magazine. A number of those poems were later collected in A Spray of Lilac, and Other Poems and Songs, a volume remembered for its nature pieces, emotional lyrics, and occasional use of Scottish dialect.
The surviving record available online is fairly brief, but it suggests a writer closely connected to literary culture through both family and publication history. Where modern references mention her work, they often highlight its Scottish atmosphere and its quiet, songlike style.