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Augusta Webster

Authors · essayist · translator

🇬🇧 United Kingdom

English poet, dramatist, essayist and translator

About Augusta Webster

Augusta Webster (30 January 1837 – 5 September 1894) born in Poole, Dorset as Julia Augusta Davies, was an English poet, dramatist, essayist, and translator. She is known for her translations of the works of Aeschylus and Euripides.

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Known for
Medea in Athens, Yu-Pe-ya's lute, A housewife's opinions
Born
1837-01-30
Died
1894-09-05

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