Letitia Elizabeth Landon (August 14, 1802 - October 15, 1838), English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L. E. L. than as Miss Landon or Mrs Maclean, was descended from an old Herefordshire family, and was born in Chelsea, London. August 14 is the 226th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (227th in leap years), with 139 days remaining. ... --69. ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in Leap years). ... 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Wikimedia Commons has media related to: England Travel guide to England from Wikitravel English language English law English (people) List of monarchs of England – Kings of England family tree List of English people Angeln (region in northern Germany, presumably the origin of the Angles for whom England is named) UK... Poets are authors of poems, or of other forms of poetry such as dramatic verse. ... A novel is an extended work of written, narrative, prose fiction, usually in story form; the writer of a novel is a novelist. ... Herefordshire is a traditional and ceremonial county and unitary district in the West Midlands region of England in the United Kingdom. ... Chelsea is a district of London, loosely defined by the area around the Kings Road, beginning at Sloane Square at one end, and the Worlds End public house at the other, the River Thames and the Victorian artists district to the south, and some parts between the King...

She went to a school in Chelsea where Miss Mitford also received her education. Her father, an army agent, amassed a large property, which he lost by speculation shortly before his death. About 1815 the Landons made the acquaintance of William Jerdan, and in the 1820s Landon began her contributions to the weekly Literary Gazette which Jerdan edited, and to various Christmas annuals. Mary Russell Mitford Mary Russell Mitford (December 16, 1787 - January 10, 1855), was an English novelist and dramatist. ... The Battle of New Orleans 1815 was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... William Jerdan (April 16, 1782 - July 11, 1869), Scottish journalist, was born at Kelso, Scotland. ...

She also published some volumes of verse, which soon won for her a wide literary fame. The gentle melancholy and romantic sentiment her writings embodied suited the taste of the period, and would in any case have secured her the sympathy and approval of a wide class of readers. She displays richness of fancy and aptness of language, but her work suffered from hasty production, and has not stood the test of time. The large sums she earned by her literary labors were expended on the support of her family. An engagement to John Forster, it is said, was broken off through the intervention of scandalmongers. Research research has turned up the source of the scandal: an affair with the older, married William Jerdan that produced several children. John Forster (April 2, 1812 - February 2, 1876), was an English biographer and critic. ...

In June 1838 she married George Maclean, governor of the Gold Coast. Their brief and unhappy marriage was ended within a few months by her death. She died on the 15th of October 1838 at Cape Coast from an overdose of prussic acid, which, it is supposed, was taken accidentally. 1838 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... Flag of Gold Coast Gold Coast was a British colony on the Gulf of Guinea in west Africa. ... Hydrogen cyanide is a chemical compound with chemical formula H-C≡N. A solution of hydrogen cyanide in water is called hydrocyanic acid or prussic acid. ...

For some time L. E. L. was joint editor of the Literary Gazette. Her first volume of poetry appeared in 1820 under the title The Fate of Adelaide, and was followed by other collections of verses with similar titles. She also wrote several novels, of which the best is Ethel Churchill (1837). Various editions of her Poetical Works have been published since her death, one in 1880 with an introductory memoir by WB Scott. The Life and Literary Remains of Letitia Elizabeth Landon, by Laman Blanchard, appeared in 1841, and a second edition in 1855. A more recent selection appeared from Broadview Press in 1997. William Bell Scott (September 12, 1811 - November 22, 1890), British poet and artist, son of Robert Scott (1777-1841), the engraver, and brother of David Scott, the painter, was born in Edinburgh. ... Samuel Laman Blanchard (May 15, 1804 - February 15, 1845), was a British author and journalist. ...

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