Glover Jean
Title
Glover Jean
Birth Date
1758
First Name
Jean
Last Name
Glover
Bibliography
DNB; Wilson, II, p, 518; Miller, 169-71; Douglas, 80-1, 294-5; Fullard, 555
Biographical Text
Appears to have published only in periodicals/newspapers; Robert Burns took ‘Ower the Muir’ from her singing. Miller calls her ‘a girl of notoriously bad character’ and is unremittingly hostile.
Occupation
Poet, daughter of a weaver
Death Date
1801
Nationality
Scottish
OED DNB
Yes
- Date Added
- September 21, 2012
- Collection
- Labour Class Poets
- Item Type
- Person
- Tags
- Female
- Citation
- “Glover Jean,” Amanda's Test Omeka site, accessed May 16, 2024, https://amandafrench.omeka.net/items/show/240.