Anna Maria Bennett
Anna Maria Bennett | |
|---|---|
Bennett in 1804 | |
| Born | Ann Evans 13 November 1746 London, England |
| Died | February 12, 1808 (aged 61) Brighton, England |
| Occupation | writer |
| Known for | Writing novels such as Agnes de Courci |
| Spouse | Thomas Bennett |
| Partner | Admiral Thomas Pye |
| Children | 2 |
| Parent | John Evans |
| Relatives | Harriet Pye Esten (daughter) |
| Notes | |
Baptised 30 November St Giles Cripplegate
Married Thomas Bennett St Botolphs Aldgate 28 June 1763 | |
Anna Maria Bennett (née Evans) (13 November 1746 – 12 February 1808) was a novelist who wrote in English. Some sources give her name as Agnes Maria Bennett. Her best-known work is the epistolary novel Agnes de-Courci (1789).
She worked as the housekeeper of Thomas Pye, and was also her employer's mistress. They had two illegitimate children, one of whom was the actress Harriet Pye Esten.