| LC control no. | n 82154712 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| LC classification | PR3541.L2 |
| Personal name heading | Lee, Sophia, 1750-1824 |
| Variant(s) | Lee, Miss (Sophia), 1750-1824 |
| Located | Bath (England) |
| Birth date | 1750 |
| Death date | 1824-03-13 |
| Place of birth | London (England) |
| Place of death | Bristol (England) |
| Profession or occupation | Authors Dramatists Teachers |
| Found in | Her Canterbury tales, 1832. Her The chapter of accidents, 1796: t.p. (Miss Lee) Canterbury tales, 1797 title page (by Sophia and Harriet Lee) Wikipedia, 3 January 2018 (Sophia Lee; Sophia Lee (1750--13 March 1824) was an English novelist, dramatist and educator; she was the daughter of John Lee (died 1781), actor and theatrical manager, and was born in London; her first piece, The Chapter of Accidents, was a three-act opera; when her father died, she spent the proceeds of the opera on establishing a school at Bath, where she made a home for her sisters Anne and Harriet; her novel The Recess, or a Tale of other Times (1783-1785) was a historical romance, and the play Almeyda, Queen of Grenada (1796) was a long tragedy in blank verse; with her sister Harriet Lee, Sophia also wrote a series of Canterbury Tales (1797); other works included The Life of a Lover (1804) and Ormond; or the Debauchee (1810); she died at her house near Clifton, Bristol) |
| Associated language | eng |
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