Jane West
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, novelist, poet, and dramatist, became especially well-known during the 1790s for her novels' conservative message, in terms of both political and gender ideologies. Her less-known later work is arguably more complex and interesting.
- BirthName: Jane Iliffe
- Married: West
- Pseudonyms: Prudentia Homespun; The Author of The Advantages of EducationAfter using this designation on the title-page of A Gossip's Story, 1796, continued to name herself variously as Author of her best-known works.