Joanna Baillie was a Scottish romantic poet and playwright known for such works as Plays on the Passion and Fugitive Verses. Joanna Baillie was born on September 11, 1762 and died on February 23, 1851, at the age of eighty eight. Joanna Baillie’s father was a Presbyterian minister and a Professor of Divinity at the University of Glasgow; Joanna was the youngest of his three children. Joanna Baillie preferred horses and Scottish countryside to classrooms and did not learn to read until she was ten years old and sent to a boarding school that was known for transforming “hoydens” into “perfect little ladies”. Joanna Baillie’s writing is known for exhibiting her interest in both moral philosophy and the Gothic.
She published her first book, Poems: Wherein it is Attempted to Describe Certain Views of Nature and of Rustic Manners, in 1790, when she was twenty eight years old. Her first poem, Winter Day, evoked the sights and sounds of the neighborhood of Long Calderwood. Joanna Baillie received critical acclaim for her writing while she was alive and was praised for both her literary powers and her personal qualities. Many thought her intelligence, integrity, and modest demeanor made her the model Christian gentlewoman.
| Birth Date: | 11 Sep, 1762 |
| Age: | 257 yrs |
| Occupations: | Poet Writer Science fiction writer |
| Citizenship: | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland |
| Birth Place: | Bothwell |
| Gender: | Female |
| Description: | Scottish poet and dramatist |
| Net Worth 2021: | 1.5 million |
