Elizabeth Rowe

Jessica Clement (University of York)

Ed. by Nicholas Seager, University of Keele
The Literary Encyclopedia. Volume 1.2.1.05: English Writing and Culture from the Glorious Revolution to the French Revolution, 1689-1789.
Vol. editors: Paul Baines (University of Liverpool), Daniel Cook (University of Dundee), Pat Rogers (University of South Florida), Nicholas Seager (University of Keele)

Dates

Born 11 Sep 1674
Died 1737
Activity 1696-1736

Places

Born in England
Active in England

Activities

Primary

Novelist
Poet

Resources

Elizabeth (née Singer) Rowe was a poet and devotional writer, known to history primarily for her seminal work Friendship in Death (1728), a series of fictitious letters written by the dead to their living friends and family. Rowe was born on 11 September 1674 in Ilchester, Somerset to Walter Singer (d. 1719) and Elizabeth Portnell. Singer was a Dissenting minister, imprisoned in Ilchester through the 1662 Act of Uniformity for his Nonconforming religious beliefs. During his time in prison, he became acquainted with Elizabeth Portnell through her various charitable visits to the jail. Shortly after he was released, they were married and he took up the clothier trade. Rowe was one of three daughters born to Walter and …

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Citation: Clement, Jessica. "Elizabeth Rowe". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 12 October 2016 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/speople.php?rec=true&UID=3867, accessed 25 April 2024.]

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