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Felicia Hemans

1793 - 1835

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Felicia Dorothea Hemans (25 September 1793 – 16 May 1835) was an English poet (who identified as Welsh by adoption). Regarded as the leading female poet of her day, Hemans was immensely popular during her lifetime in both England and the United States, and was second only to Lord Byron in terms of sales. Two of her opening lines, The boy stood on the burning deck and "The stately homes of England", have acquired classic status. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Felicia Hemans is the 6,382nd most popular writer (up from 6,495th in 2019), the 5,622nd most popular biography from United Kingdom (up from 5,763rd in 2019) and the 630th most popular British Writer.

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Among writers, Felicia Hemans ranks 6,382 out of 7,302. Before her are S. E. Hinton, H. R. F. Keating, R. C. Sherriff, Lorraine Hansberry, David McCullough, and Beverly Cleary. After her are Susan Hill, Damon Runyon, Helena Norberg-Hodge, Leslie Feinberg, Damodar Dharmananda Kosambi, and James Branch Cabell.

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Among people born in 1793, Felicia Hemans ranks 56. Before her are Manuel Menéndez, José Ignacio de Márquez, John Clare, Henry Charles Carey, Thomas Doughty, and Eliphalet Remington. After her are Henry Schoolcraft, Edward Bates, and John Slidell. Among people deceased in 1835, Felicia Hemans ranks 38. Before her are Pauline Auzou, Andreas Miaoulis, William Cobbett, Muthuswami Dikshitar, Kazimierz Brodziński, and James Hogg.

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In United Kingdom

Among people born in United Kingdom, Felicia Hemans ranks 5,624 out of 8,785. Before her are Charlotte Despard (1844), Carmen Ejogo (1973), Dynamo (1982), R. C. Sherriff (1896), Horace Gould (1921), and Emma Samms (1960). After her are Nick Clegg (1967), Harry Atkinson (1831), Thomas Sackville, 1st Earl of Dorset (1536), Susan Hill (1942), Antonia Thomas (1986), and Mick Rock (1948).

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Among WRITERS In United Kingdom

Among writers born in United Kingdom, Felicia Hemans ranks 630. Before her are Alan Garner (1934), Susan Bassnett (1945), Malcolm Bradbury (1932), Elizabeth Carter (1717), H. R. F. Keating (1926), and R. C. Sherriff (1896). After her are Susan Hill (1942), John Addington Symonds (1840), Dick King-Smith (1922), Joanna Baillie (1762), Reginald Hill (1936), and Alan Hollinghurst (1954).

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