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'''Maria Abdy''', née '''Smith''', also known as '''Mrs Adby''', (25 February 1797 – 19 July 1867) was an ] poet.<ref name=Orlando>Susan Brown, Patricia Clements & Isobel Grundy, , ''Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present'', 2006-2011. Accessed 13 February 2011.</ref>


==Life==
'''Maria Abdy''', née '''Smith''' (c. 1797-1867) was an ] poet.
⚫ Maria Abdy was born in London. She was an only child.<ref name=Orlando/> She was the daughter of Richard Smith, a solicitor, and Maria Smith, sister to ] and ], authors of the book of parodies '']'' (1812).
==History==

===Early life===
Although her mother was from a ], in 1821 she married John Channing Abdy, a clergyman who succeeded his father as rector of St John's, ]. John Channing Abdy and Maria Abdy had at least one boy, Albert Channing Abdy (born 1829), who attended Oxford and became a clergyman.<ref name="Ashfield1998"/> Maria Abdy was widowed in 1845. She died on 19 July 1867 in ],<ref name=Orlando/><ref>{{cite book|last1=Cushing|first1=William|title=Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises|date=1886|publisher=T. Y. Crowell & Company|page=825}}</ref> and was buried at ].<ref name=ODNB>Virginia H. Blain, , ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2007, accessed 5 Feb 2008</ref>
⚫ Maria Abdy was the daughter of Richard Smith, a solicitor, and Maria Smith, sister to James and Horace Smith. James and Horace were authors of the comedy book '']'' written in ''1812''. Maria Abdy was a first born child.

===Marriage===
⚫ ==Poems==
Maria Abdy had a love for science, but she would become frustrated with mysteries she didn't understand. She married John Channing Abdy, a clergyman who succeeded his father as rector of St John's, ]. John Channing Abdy and Maria Abdy had at least one boy before she was widowed in the 1830s.
Abdy's husband appears to have encouraged her to publish poetry. One poem in her first collection was written to celebrate the centenary of his church, and several of her religious poems were intended to be sung as hymns.<ref name=MA>{{cite web|url=http://www.poemhunter.com/maria-smith-abdy/biography/|date=2015|title=Maria Smith Abdy|access-date=25 April 2015|work=]}}</ref> Yet she also published poetry in periodicals, such as (under the signature '''M.A.''') the '']'' and '']'', and annuals such as '']'', ''Forget-Me-Not'', ''Friendship's Offering'' and the '']''.<ref name="Ashfield1998">{{cite book|editor=Andrew Ashfield|title=Romantic Women Poets, 1788–1848|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=a3i7AAAAIAAJ&pg=PA178|access-date=21 October 2012|year=1998|publisher=Manchester University Press|isbn=978-0-7190-5293-4|pages=178–193}}</ref> Her poems occasionally offered serious social comment, and sometimes addressed social themes with a lighter satirical touch.<ref name=ODNB/>
⚫ ===Poems===
Some of her religious poems were intended to be sung as hymns. She also published poetry in periodicals, such as the '']'' and the '']'', and annuals such as '']'' and the '']''. She often signed her name "M.A". Many of Maria's subjects involved circumstances in modern life. Most of her work is instructional, but she could also be very clever because of the influence of her uncles. Her comic pieces are very successful and imaginative. Maria Abdy died on 19 July in 1867.


==Works== ==Works==
*''Poetry'', 1834 (as '''Mrs Abdy''') * (as '''Mrs Abdy''') ''Poetry'', privately printed, 1834<ref name="MA"/>
*''Poetry'', 2nd series, 1838 * ''Poetry'', 2nd series, privately printed, 1838<ref name="MA"/>
*''Poetry'', 3rd series * ''Poetry'', 3rd series, privately printed, 1842<ref name="MA"/>
*''Poetry'', 4th series * ''Poetry'', 4th series, privately printed, 1846<ref name="MA"/>
*''Poetry'', 5th series * ''Poetry'', 5th series, privately printed, 1850<ref name="MA"/>
*''Poetry'', 6th series * ''Poetry'', 6th series, privately printed, 1854<ref name="MA"/>
*''Poetry'', 7th series * ''Poetry'', 7th series, privately printed, 1858<ref name="MA"/>
*''Poetry'', 8th series, 1862 * ''Poetry'', 8th series, privately printed, 1862<ref name="MA"/>


==References== ==References==
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*Virginia H. Blain, , ''Oxford Dictionary of National Biography'', Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2007, accessed 5 Feb 2008

⚫ *Feldman, Paula R. ''British Women Poets of the Romantic Era: An Anthology.'' JHU Press, 1997,pp.&nbsp;1–5.
==Further reading==
⚫ * Feldman, Paula R. ''British Women Poets of the Romantic Era: An Anthology.'' JHU Press, 1997,pp.&nbsp;1–5.
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English poet (1797–1867)

Maria Abdy
BornMaria Smith
(1797-02-25)25 February 1797
London, England
Died19 July 1867(1867-07-19) (aged 70)
7 Upper Marine Terrace, Margate, England
Resting placeSt. Peter's Churchyard, Isle of Thanet, England
Pen nameMrs Abdy
OccupationPoet
LanguageEnglish
CitizenshipKingdom of Great Britain
GenrePoetry
SpouseJohn Channing Abdy (1821-1845)
ChildrenAlbert Channing
RelativesJames Smith (brother)
Horace Smith (brother)

Maria Abdy, née Smith, also known as Mrs Adby, (25 February 1797 – 19 July 1867) was an English poet.

Life

Maria Abdy was born in London. She was an only child. She was the daughter of Richard Smith, a solicitor, and Maria Smith, sister to James and Horace Smith, authors of the book of parodies Rejected Addresses (1812).

Although her mother was from a dissenting family, in 1821 she married John Channing Abdy, a clergyman who succeeded his father as rector of St John's, Southwark. John Channing Abdy and Maria Abdy had at least one boy, Albert Channing Abdy (born 1829), who attended Oxford and became a clergyman. Maria Abdy was widowed in 1845. She died on 19 July 1867 in Margate, and was buried at St Peter's, Kent.

Poems

Abdy's husband appears to have encouraged her to publish poetry. One poem in her first collection was written to celebrate the centenary of his church, and several of her religious poems were intended to be sung as hymns. Yet she also published poetry in periodicals, such as (under the signature M.A.) the New Monthly Magazine and The Metropolitan Magazine, and annuals such as The Keepsake, Forget-Me-Not, Friendship's Offering and the Book of Beauty. Her poems occasionally offered serious social comment, and sometimes addressed social themes with a lighter satirical touch.

Works

  • (as Mrs Abdy) Poetry, privately printed, 1834
  • Poetry, 2nd series, privately printed, 1838
  • Poetry, 3rd series, privately printed, 1842
  • Poetry, 4th series, privately printed, 1846
  • Poetry, 5th series, privately printed, 1850
  • Poetry, 6th series, privately printed, 1854
  • Poetry, 7th series, privately printed, 1858
  • Poetry, 8th series, privately printed, 1862

References

  1. ^ Susan Brown, Patricia Clements & Isobel Grundy, Maria Abdy, Orlando: Women's Writing in the British Isles from the Beginnings to the Present, 2006-2011. Accessed 13 February 2011.
  2. ^ Andrew Ashfield, ed. (1998). Romantic Women Poets, 1788–1848. Manchester University Press. pp. 178–193. ISBN 978-0-7190-5293-4. Retrieved 21 October 2012.
  3. Cushing, William (1886). Initials and Pseudonyms: A Dictionary of Literary Disguises. T. Y. Crowell & Company. p. 825.
  4. ^ Virginia H. Blain, ‘Abdy , Maria (c.1800–1867)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, Sept 2004; online edn, Oct 2007, accessed 5 Feb 2008
  5. ^ "Maria Smith Abdy". Poem Hunter. 2015. Retrieved 25 April 2015.

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