Charlotte Dacre

Charlotte Dacre (* 1771 or 1772 as Charlotte King, † November 7, 1825 in London as Charlotte Byrne ) was a British writer. She also wrote under the name Rosa Matilda. She was known for her Gothic novels.

Charlotte Dacre was the daughter of the moneylender Jonathan King ( originally Jacob Rey ). Together with her sister Sophia Charlotte Dacre 1798 published collection of poems Trifles from Helicon. The poems contained therein Dacres were brought out in 1805 along with other band also in Hours of Solitude. In the same year appeared Dacres first gothic novel, Confessions of the Nun of St. Omer. 1806 followed Zofloya; or, the Moor: A Romance of the Fifteenth Century. Especially Zoflaya was very successful and was translated into French in 1812. During the year 1807 The Libertine was released in three different edition; In 1816 the work out in French. Her last novel was The Passion of the year 1811.

Works

  • Trifles from Helicon (1798 )
  • Confessions of the Nun of St. Omer (1805 )
  • Hours of Solitude (1805 )
  • Zofloya; or, the Moor: A Romance of the Fifteenth Century (1806 )
  • The Libertine (1807 )
  • The Passions (1811 )
  • George the Fourth (1822 )
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