Maria Riddell
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Caribbean which is remarkable for its scientific observation, a critical obituary notice of
, and a verse anthology in which she included some of her own work. She remains known primarily as a friend of Burns.
was a talented amateur poet, diarist, letter-writer, and writer for children during the Romantic period. She published in 1788 a travel book about the - BirthName: Maria Woodley
- Married: Riddell; FletcherThe Banks or Bankes which is often inserted as if it were 's second given name appears to have been added through a mistake. Her sister Frances acquired the surname Bankes by marriage.
- Pseudonym: Maria R****
- Indexed: Maria Bankes Woodley; Maria Banks Woodley