Mary Boddington

Mary Boddington
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Mary Teresa Boddington (née Comerford: 1776 – 1840) was an Irish poet, novelist, travel writer and songwriter.[1][2]

She was born Mary Comerford in Cork, the daughter of wine merchant Patrick Comerford and Anne Gleadowe, sister of Sir William Gleadowe-Newcomen. In 1805, she married merchant Thomas Boddington. They would have three children, including author Harriet Olivia Boddington.[1][2] Mary Boddington published two travel books of her time in continental Europe, a collection of stories set there, and a volume of poetry.[1][2]

Mary Boddington died in 1840[1], and was buried in Auteuil, Paris on 4 January.[3]

Bibliography

  • Slight Reminiscences of the Rhine, Switzerland, and a Corner of Italy. London: Longman, 1834.[1][2]
  • The Gossip's Week.  2 vol.  London: Longman, 1836.[4]
  • Sketches in the Pyrenees. London: Longman, 1837.[1][2]
  • Poems. London: Longman, 1839.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Loeber, Rolf; Loeber, Magda (2006). A guide to Irish fiction, 1650-1900. Dublin: Four Courts Press. p. 158. ISBN 978-1-85182-940-8 – via Internet Archive.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Colbert, Benjamin (7 May 2018). "Mary Teresa Boddington". British Travel Writing. Wolverhampton: University of Wolverhampton. Retrieved 6 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "No.987 Mary Teresa Boddington". General Register Office: Foreign Registers and Returns; Foreign Registers and Returns, 1627–1960; Paris: Burials, 1815–1850. Kew, Richmond: The National Archives: 124. 1840.
  4. ↑ Bassett, Troy J. (2 August 2026). "Author: Mary Boddington". At the Circulating Library: A Database of Victorian Fiction, 1837–1901. Retrieved 6 August 2026.


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