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'''Emilia Aylmer Blake''', also known as Emilia Aylmer Gowing, (1846–1905) was a British [[Playwright|dramatist]], novelist and poet.
'''Emilia Aylmer Blake''', also known as Emilia Aylmer Gowing, (1846–1905) was a British [[Playwright|dramatist]], novelist and poet.


Blake was born in [[Bath, Somerset]], England, the daughter of a [[Dublin]] lawyer. She was educated in England and France.<ref name=reilly>Catherine W. Reilly, ''Mid-Victorian poetry, 1860–1879: an annotated biobibliography'', Continuum International Publishing Group, (2000)</ref> She became known for her recitations and her poetry written for recitation, including her dramatic poem about heroine [[Alice Ayres]]. In 1877, Blake married actor [[William Gowing]].<ref name=reilly/>
Blake was born in [[Bath, Somerset]], England, the daughter of a [[Dublin]] lawyer. She was educated in England and France.<ref name=reilly>Catherine W. Reilly, ''Mid-Victorian poetry, 1860–1879: an annotated biobibliography'', Continuum International Publishing Group, (2000)</ref> She became known for her recitations and her poetry written for recitation, including her dramatic poem about heroine [[Alice Ayres]]. In 1877, Blake married actor [[William Gowing]].<ref name=reilly/>
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==Works==
==Works==
* ''France Discrowned and other poems'', Chapman and Hall, London, (1874)
* ''France Discrowned and other poems'', Chapman and Hall, London, (1874)
* ''The Jewel Reputation'' {{when}}
* ''The Jewel Reputation'' {{when|date=April 2013}}
* ''My Only Love'' (1880)
* ''My Only Love'' (1880)
* ''The Cithern Poems for Recitation'' (1886)
* ''The Cithern Poems for Recitation'' (1886)
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==References==
==References==
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Latest revision as of 05:41, 19 October 2023

Emilia Aylmer Blake, also known as Emilia Aylmer Gowing, (1846–1905) was a British dramatist, novelist and poet.

Blake was born in Bath, Somerset, England, the daughter of a Dublin lawyer. She was educated in England and France.[1] She became known for her recitations and her poetry written for recitation, including her dramatic poem about heroine Alice Ayres. In 1877, Blake married actor William Gowing.[1]

Works

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  • France Discrowned and other poems, Chapman and Hall, London, (1874)
  • The Jewel Reputation [when?]
  • My Only Love (1880)
  • The Cithern Poems for Recitation (1886)
  • An Unruly Spirit, V.F. White, London. (1890)
  • Boadicea, a play in four acts, K. Paul, Trench, Trübner, London, (1899)

References

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  1. ^ a b Catherine W. Reilly, Mid-Victorian poetry, 1860–1879: an annotated biobibliography, Continuum International Publishing Group, (2000)