Mary Ann Browne

Mary Ann Browne (also known as Mrs. James Gray; 24 September 1812 – 28 January 1845) was an English poet and writer of musical scores.

Biography

Mary Ann (sometimes Mary-Anne) Browne was born in Maidenhead, Berkshire, 24 September 1812.[1] She was the eldest of three children.[2] Though some sources mention Felicia Hemans was her sister, that is not the case.[3][4]

A collection of her verses came before the public when she was only fifteen years of age.[5] Browne wrote Mont Blanc, Ada, Bepentance, The Coronal, The Birthday Gift, Ignatia, Sacred Poetry, and many fugitive pieces in periodicals.[6]

In 1840, her family removed to Liverpool. In 1842, she married James Gray, a Scotchman, and a nephew of James Hogg. Her mature character was remarkable for piety and charity, shown in deeds of unostentatious usefulness to all around her.[6] She died 28 January 1845 at Sunday's Well, Cork, Ireland.[1][lower-alpha 1]

Style and themes

Her writing derived its thoughts chiefly from secondary sources. Her style was always imitative, yet she made it her own.[6]

Selected works
  • The captive knight : a ballad, 18-- (Musical score)
  • The messenger bird, a duett, 1826 (Musical score, with George E. Blake)
  • The sunset tree, Tyrolese evening hymn, 1826 (Musical score, with George E Blake)
  • The Pilgrim Fathers, 1827 (Musical score)
  • Mont Blanc, and other poems by Mary Ann Browne, in her fifteenth year., 1827
  • The recall, 1827-33 (Musical score, with Charles Bradlee)
  • Ada, and other poems, 1828
  • Evening song to the Virgin, (at sea) A duett., 183- (Musical score, with Edward S Mesier)
  • The blue sea, song of a Greek islander in exile,, 183- (Musical score, with Edward S Mesier)
  • The coronal; original poems, sacred and miscellaneous., 1833
  • Ignatia, and other poems, 1838
  • Twelve popular songs, 18-- (with Edward F. Rimbault)

Notes
  1. Virtue & Company record 1844 as year of death.[6]

References
  1. Brown, Susan; Patricia Clements; Isobel Grundy (eds.). "Mary Ann Browne". Orlando Project. Cambridge University Press Online. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  2. Ashfield 1998, p. 162.
  3. Feldman 2000, p. 154.
  4. Blain, Virginia (January 1995). ""Thou with Earth's Music Answerest to the Sky": Felicia Hemans, Mary Ann Browne, and the myth of poetic sisterhood". Women's Writing. 2 (3): 251–269. doi:10.1080/0969908950020304.
  5. Virtue and Company 1875, p. 547.
  6. Virtue and Company 1875, p. 548.

Attribution
  • This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain: Virtue and Company (1875). The Art Journal (Public domain ed.). Virtue and Company.

Bibliography
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