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LEE, SOPHIA (1950-1824) , English novelist and dramatist, daughter of John Lee (d. 1781), actor and theatrical manager, was born in London. Her first piece, The Chapter of Accidents, a one-act-opera based on Diderot's Pere de famille, was produced by George Colman at the Haymarket Theatre on the 5th of August 1780. The proceeds were spent in establishing a school at Bath, where Miss Lee made a home for her sisters. Her subsequent productions included The Recess, or a Tale of other Times (1785), a historical romance; and Almeyda, Queen of Grenada
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series of twelve stories which became very popular. Lord Byron dramatized one of the tales, " Kruitzner," as Werner, or the Inheritance. She died at Clifton on the 1st of August 1851.End of Article: LEE, SOPHIA (1950-1824) If you wish, you can link directly to this article.
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