Lifespan: 1760-1808
Nationality: English
Types of Work: Novels
Bio:
(From Wikipedia)
Anna Maria Bennett (c. 1760 - 12 February 1808) was an English novelist. Some sources give her name as Agnes Maria Bennett.
Anna was probably the daughter of David Evans, described variously as a customs officer or grocer. She was briefly married to customs officer Thomas Bennett, but while working in a chandler's shop after moving to London, she met Vice-Admiral Thomas Pye. She became his housekeeper and mistress in Tooting, Surrey. The couple had at least two illegitimate children together, Thomas Pye Bennett, and Harriet Pye Bennett. The latter became a famous actress as Harriet Pye Esten, with her mother helping to launch her career.
Novels:
Anna: or Memoirs of a Welch Heiress, 1785
Juvenile Indiscretions, 1786
Agnes de-Courci: a Domestic Tale, 1789
Ellen, Countess of Castle Howel, 1794
The Beggar Girl and he Benefactors, 1797
De Valcourt, 1800
Vicissitudes Abroad, 1806