Opie, Amelia (1769 - 1853)

Short name Opie, Amelia
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First name Amelia
Birth name Alderson
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Alternative name Amelia Alderson
Date of birth 1769
Date of death 1853
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Sex Female
Place of birth Norwich
Place of death Norwich
Lived in England
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John Opie, portrait of Amelia Opie, 1798, National Portrait Gallery
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Opie, John 1798-None
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Memberships Blue Stockings Society
Place(s) of Residence England
Receptions of Opie, Amelia, the person (for receptions of her works, see under each individual Work)
Title Author Date Type
Extract of a Letter received in Baltimore, dated London, July 1 (Curaçaosche courant) [unidentified author, multiple, separate records to be made] 1816 None
*Mention in Vestnik Evropy [European Herald] Unknown journalist (to be identified) 1816 None
On the Female Literature of the Present Age [unidentified author, multiple, separate records to be made] 1820 comments on person
De l'Influence des femmes Mongellaz, Fanny 1828 is biography of
*Notice in Rotterdamsche courant [anonymous Dutch, various] 1853 is obituary of
*Notice in Algemeen Handelsblad [anonymous Dutch, various] 1853 is obituary of
Memorials of the Life of Amelia Opie Selected and Arranged from her Letters and Diaries and other Manuscripts Brightwell, Cecilia Lucy 1854 is biography of
*Mention in Art. in De Gids Pierson, Allard 1878 None
A Book of Sibyls: Mrs. Barbauld, Mrs. Opie, Miss Edgeworth, Miss Austen Thackeray, Anne 1883 is biography of
*Review in Revue des Deux Mondes of a biography of Opie (published in the Temple Bar) Théodore de Wyzewa 1893 comments on person
John Opie, portrait of Amelia Opie, 1798, National Portrait Gallery None is portrait of
MENTIONED IN: - Spender, Mothers of the Novel - Cambr. Nat. Biogr. - Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992: "Opie's fame was not enduring and as the 19th century progressed she was read less and less". - Peter Garside and Rainer Schöwering (eds.), The English Novel 1770-1829. A bibliographical survey of prose fiction published in the British Isles. Oxford U.P., 2000, vol. II (1800-1829). - Zofia Sinko "Powieść angielska XVIII wieku a powieść polska lat 1764-1830", PIW: Warsaw, 1961
Married to John Opie in 1798. Religion/ideology : Dissenting (Presbyterian). Philanthropist. Writer of conduct literature. Feminist. Merged with record created by MaOz 5thTrainingSchoolFeb13. Did not have children, though once indicated to friend Susannah Taylor that she thought she might be pregnant (she either was mistaken or miscarried). (FScottJuly12.) Mother had (according to biographer Cecilia Lucy Brightwell) a "delicate constitution" and was an "invalid" and died when Opie was fifteen. This may be related to Opie's preoccupation with female health. (FMSJuly2014) A prolific author, according to Garside/Schöwering (p. 64: 11 novels in 1800-1829). svd. oct. 2007. Collaboration/connections with male authors: - Philosopher and writer William Godwin (friend) - Walter Scott - Richard Brinsley Sheridan