Matilda Betham
Mary Matilda Betham, known by family and friends as Matilda Betham, was an English diarist, poet, woman of letters, and miniature portrait painter. She exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts from 1804 to 1816. Her first of four books of verses was published in 1797. For six years, she researched notable historical women around the world and published A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country in 1804.
Poems
Explore a world of heartfelt emotion and reflection with poems that capture the essence of love, sorrow, and the beauty of nature in a bygone era.
By Matilda Betham
Elegies and Other Small Poems
Experience a symphony of emotions as poems explore love, loss, and the fleeting beauty of life.
By Matilda Betham
Vignettes in Verse
Experience love, sorrow, and beauty through poetry that captures the essence of early 19th-century life and reflects the depths of human emotion.
By Matilda Betham
The Lay of Marie and Vignettes in Verse
In a world of feuding nobles and grand expectations, a minstrel's sorrowful song reveals a past filled with loss and societal pressures.
By Matilda Betham