Amelia Opie - Principal Works

Principal Works

Novels and Stories

  • Dangers of Coquetry. (published anonymously) 1790
  • The Father and Daughter. 1801
  • Adeline Mowbray. 1804
  • Simple Tales. 1806
  • Temper 1812
  • First Chapter of Accidents. 1813
  • Tales of Real Life. 1813
  • Valentine's Eve. 1816
  • New Tales. 1818
  • Tales of the Heart. 1820
  • Madeline. 1822
  • Illustrations of Lying. 1824
  • Tales of the Pemberton Family for Children. 1825
  • The Last Voyage. 1828
  • Detraction Displayed. 1828
  • Miscellaneous Tales. (12 Vols.) 1845-7

Biographies

  • Memoir of John Opie. 1809
  • Sketch of Mrs. Roberts. 1814

Poetry

  • Maid of Corinth. 1801
  • Elegy to the Memory of the Duke of Bedford. 1802
  • Poems. 1803
  • Lines to General Kosciusko. 1803
  • Song to Stella. 1803
  • The Warrior's Return. 1808
  • The Black Man's Lament. 1826
  • Lays for the Dead. 1834

Miscellaneous

  • Recollections of Days in Holland. 1840

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