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Mrs. Hemans
1793–1835
Celebrated in her own lifetime as one of the most popular poets in Britain and the United States, she wrote vivid, musical verse that many readers still know by heart. Her poems blend feeling, patriotism, domestic life, and dramatic storytelling in a way that helped define the literary culture of the early 19th century.
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About the author
Born Felicia Dorothea Browne in Liverpool on September 25, 1793, she became widely known after marriage as Mrs. Hemans. Her family moved to Wales when she was young, and that landscape remained important to her imagination; she published early and built a remarkable literary career while still very young.
Hemans became one of the best-known poets of the Romantic period, admired for works that brought together heroic subjects, family feeling, history, religion, and scenes of home. She was hugely popular with readers in Britain and America, and lines from poems such as Casabianca and The Homes of England remained famous long after her death.
She died near Dublin on May 16, 1835. Although literary reputations changed over time, her work has continued to attract attention for its emotional clarity, memorable language, and the important place it holds in the story of women’s writing and 19th-century poetry.