Elizabeth Bonhôte
Elizabeth Bonhôte | |
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Title page of volume 2 of Bungay Castle (1797) by Elizabeth Bonhôte | |
| Born | Elizabeth Mapes baptised 11 April 1744 Bungay, Suffolk, England |
| Died | 11 June 1818 (aged 74) Bungay, Suffolk, England |
| Occupation | writer |
| Notable works | Bungay Castle |
| Spouse | Daniel Bonhôte (m. 1772) |
Elizabeth Bonhôte, née Mapes (baptised 11 April 1744 – 11 June 1818) was an English novelist, essayist and poet. Her most successful work was Bungay Castle, a Gothic romance written after her husband had bought the ruins of the real Bungay Castle.