← Mary RobinsonLyrical Talesby Mary RobinsonCollection of narrative and lyric poems exploring love, loss, and female experienceFind on Amazon↗About the authorMary RobinsonEnglish actress, poet, and novelist known as Perdita who wrote Sappho and Phaon, a series of Shakespearean sonnets. She was a significant literary figure in the 1790s.More by Mary RobinsonPoems→Sappho and PhaonLyric transformation of classical myth depicting Sappho's unrequited love for Phaon→Thoughts on the Condition of WomenFeminist treatise examining the social, economic, and intellectual status of women→
