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Charlotte Campbell, Lady Bury

Charlotte Campbell, Lady Bury

An English novelist of the late eighteenth and nineteenth centuries, Lady Charlotte Bury is chiefly remembered for her Diary illustrative of the Times of George IV.

Lived
1775–1861
Nationality
English
Era
Romantic
Language
English
Notable works
Diary illustrative of the Times of George IV

Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Bury, born Lady Charlotte Campbell on January 28, 1775, was an English novelist whose life and career spanned the late Georgian, Regency, and early Victorian eras. Over her lifetime, she contributed to the nineteenth-century literary landscape, publishing works of fiction and personal records before her death on April 1, 1861.

Bury is chiefly remembered in literary history for her connection to the publication Diary illustrative of the Times of George IV, which was released in 1838. This work remains her most famous contribution, securing her legacy as an observer and chronicler of the high society and royal court of her era.