Joanna Baillie was a Scottish writer. She was born in 1762 at Bothwell, Lanarkshire and died in 1851. She removed in early life to London, where her brother, Matthew Baillie, was settled as a physician. Here in 1798 she published her first work, entitled A Series of Plays, in which she attempted to delineate the stronger passions by making each passion the subject of a tragedy and a comedy. The series was followed up by a second volume in 1802, and a third in 1812. A second series appeared in 1836, and a complete edition of her whole dramatic works in 1850. She also published a volume of miscellaneous poetry, including songs, in 1841. Her only plays performed on the stage were a tragedy entitled the 'Family Legend', brought out at Edinburgh under the patronage of Sir Walter Scott; and 'De Montfort', brought out by John Kemble. Research Joanna Baillie
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