Taylor, Jane. Writings of Jane Taylor, with a Memoir of Her Life

Taylor, Jane; Taylor, Isaac. Writings of Jane Taylor: with a Memoir of Her Life bound with Poetical Remains and Correspondence of the late Jane Taylor; A New Edition. Boston: Benjamin B. Mussey, 1842. [6269] Two titles bound together, separate title pages and pagination. Maroon blindstamped cloth fading to brown, 6 x 4 inches, 96 + 144 pp., smudges & spotting on the binding and text. Tight. Good. Hardcover. Jane Taylor (1783-1824), English poet, hymn-writer, and novelist, author of "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star." Born to a Nonconformist family - her father was the minister of the Independent Congregation at Colchester - she learned the engraving trade as a child, being taught by her father. Jane joined a literary circle that required members to produce an original piece of prose or poetry each month, and in 1804 Jane's first poem was published, The Beggar Boy. She found an immediate audience for her poetry and other writings, often collaborating with her sister Ann, and was freque