Anna Weamys

Anna Weamys

Anna Weamys, sometimes referred to as Anne Weamys (fl. 1651) was an English author. Little is known of her life, but Weamys has been identified as the author of "A Continuation of Sir Philip Sydney's Arcadia" (1651), which appeared under the name 'Mrs A. W.' A modern (1994) edition of this book was edited by Patrick Cullen.

Further reading

* Patrick Cullen, ‘Anna Weamys’, "Encyclopedia of British women writers" (1998)
* Jennifer Richards, 'Anna Weamys's A Continuation of Sir Philip Sydney's Arcadia', "Bulletin of the Society for Renaissance Studies", May 1995, pp. 20-4

External links

* [http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/68376 ‘Weamys, Anna (fl. 1650–1651)’] , "Oxford Dictionary of National Biography", Oxford University Press, 2004. Accessed 11 November 2006.
*worldcat id|id=lccn-n94-49281


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