Sydney, Lady Morgan

About

Irish novelist who gained widespread fame as the author of The Wild Irish Girl. It became instantly popular upon its release in 1806, and reached its 4th US edition by 1807.

Before Fame

She began her writing career by writing poetry. She got wider recognition with her 1804 novel St. Clair.

Trivia

A bust of her head has been included in London's Victoria and Albert Museum and at David d'Angers's personal museum. She published her companion novels France and Italy in 1817 and 1921, respectively. 

Family Life

Her husband was English writer and surgeon Sir Thomas Charles Morgan.

Associated With

Among her admirers were famed authors and contemporaries Percy Bysshe Shelley and Lord Byron.