Susannah Gunning

Susannah Gunning, née Minifie (c. 1740 – 28 August 1800 London) was a British novelist.[1]

She was daughter of Reverend Dr. James Minifie. Her sister was Margaret Minifie. On 8 August 1768, she married Captain John Gunning of the 65th Regiment of Foot, who distinguished himself at the Battle of Bunker Hill; they had a daughter Elizabeth Gunning, who was a novelist.[2]

She wrote epistolary novels.[3]

Works

References

  1. Literary Encyclopedia: Susannah Gunning. Litencyc.com (17 July 2001). Retrieved on 10 August 2011.
  2. Gunning Family Overview. Unl.edu. Retrieved on 10 August 2011.
  3. Katherine Sobba Green (1991). The courtship novel, 1740–1820: a feminized genre. University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 978-0-8131-1736-2.
  4. Tobias George Smollett (1767). "Barford Abbey". The Critical review, or, Annals of literature 24. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall.

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