Elizabeth Barrett admired Landon’s “raw bare powers” and thought her the preeminent poetess. The Brontës hung on her every restless word. Who now reads L.E.L.? asks Lucasta Miller
A new biography seeks to restore Letitia Elizabeth Landon to the temple of the muses
Spiders of society
Letitia Elizabeth Landon
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Letitia Elizabeth Landon (1802–1838); variation of the original painting by Daniel Maclise
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| Born | 14 August 1802 |
| Died | 15 October 1838 (aged 36) |
| Nationality | English |
| Other names | Letitia Elizabeth Maclean |
| Occupation | writer |
| Style | Post-Romantic |
Letitia Elizabeth Landon (14 August 1802 – 15 October 1838), English poet and novelist, better known by her initials L.E.L.
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