Taylor, Jane (1783–1824)

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Taylor, Jane (1783–1824)

English writer. Born Sept 23, 1783, in London; died April 12, 1824, in Ongar; dau. of Reverend Isaac Taylor (Congregational minister) and Ann Martin Taylor (1757–1830, writer); sister of writer Ann Taylor (1782–1866); never married.

With sister, published the bestselling Rhymes for the Nursery (1806), which included her verse "Twinkle, twinkle, little star," still one of the best-known verses in English; also co-published Hymns for Infant Minds (1811), among others; her 1st novel, Display, established her reputation as an independent writer (1815); remained a prolific author throughout life and contributed essays on various moral themes to Youth's Magazine until 1822.

See also Christina D. Stewart, The Taylors of Ongar: An Analytical Bio-bibliography (Garland, 1975); Memoirs and Poetical Remains of the late Jane Taylor (1825); and Women in World History.

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