The rector's son: in three volumes (London 1798).Antoinette: a novel, in two volumes (London 1796).Works, including translations, by Anne Plumptre (1760-1818) More details about her life are available in an article by Elinor Shaffer, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 online edn, Sept 2010 (). Her narrative about Ireland shows the abiding interest in geology and mineralogy of a well-connected, mature and self-assured personality who was au fait with the literature of the day.
She also translated travel literature from German and French before travelling to Ireland.
She spent three years (1802≡805) in Napoleonic France where she showed sympathies with Napoleon's government, publishing an account of her residence in France in 1810. Anne wrote various novels and translated plays and tales from German to English. She and her sister were very well educated and became members of a literary circle around William Enfield. Her father was prebendary of Norwich and president of Queen's College, Cambridge. NotesĪnne Plumptre (1760≡818) was an English writer and translator from Norwich. Narrative of a residence in Ireland during the Summer of 1814, and that of 1815 Corpus of Electronic Texts Edition Background details and bibliographic information Narrative of a residence in Ireland during the Summer of 1814, and that of 1815 Author:Ěnne Plumptre File DescriptionĮlectronic edition compiled and proof corrections by Beatrix FärberĬELT: Corpus of Electronic Texts: a project of University College, Corkĭistributed by CELT online at University College, Cork, Ireland.Īvailable with prior consent of the CELT programme for purposes of academic research and teaching only.