Dorothea Primrose Campbell, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Dorothea Primrose Campbell

Scottish poet, novelist, teacher (1793-1863)

Date of Birth: 04-May-1792

Place of Birth: Lerwick, Scotland, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 06-Jan-1863

Profession: writer, teacher, poet, novelist

Nationality: United Kingdom

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Dorothea Primrose Campbell (4 May 1793 – 6 January 1863) was a Shetland poet, novelist and teacher.
As well as authoring a novel, Harley Radington: A Tale (1821), Campbell had poems and works of short fiction printed in London periodicals.
Despite a difficult life, Campbell continued to share her talent with the world in the face of family trauma, poverty, and ethnic and gender discrimination.
Her melodic and whimsical poems and works of fiction are regarded as revealing works of English literature, containing themes reminiscent of historical and societal barriers Campbell faced due to her own circumstances.