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Felicia Dorothea Browne Hemans (1793 - 1835)
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Biography:
Felicia's father was George Browne, a Liverpool merchant.
Her mother, Felicity Wagner, was the daughter of the Austrian and Tuscan consul to Liverpool. Felicia Browne was born on September 25, 1793, in Liverpool. She was the fifth of seven children.
Felicia hemans most famous poemsWhen her father's business failed about 1800, the family moved first to Gwrych, an isolated Welsh seaside house; then, in 1809, to St. Asaph, Wales.
Felicia was a clever child who began to read at an early age and did so voraciously from the well-stocked family library.
She read novels and poetry, learned several languages, and studied music, primarily under the direction of her mother. According to her sister, Felicia "could repeat pages of poetry from her favourite authors, after having read them but once over." When she was eleven or twelve she spent two
