Anna Larpent

Anna Larpent born Anna Porter (4 April, 1758 – 4 March, 1832) was a British diarist. She was the de facto assistant Examiner of Plays and her diaries document Georgian life.

Anna Larpent
Born
Anna Porter

4 April, 1758
Pera
Died4 March, 1832
Putney Park House ??
NationalityUnited Kingdom
Occupationde facto censor of plays
Known forWriting
Spouse(s)John Larpent
Childrentwo
Parent(s)James Porter

Life

Larpent was born in Pera in Turkey 1758 where her father, James Porter was a British diplomat.[1]

When she was eighteen Larpent published a 32 page account of the bigamy trial of Elizabeth Pierrepont, Duchess of Kingston-upon-Hull at Westminster Hall that gathered 4,000 spectators. The manuscript that was written by a women for other women to read has been re-published as a historic source.[2]

On 25 April 1782 she married a widower who she hoped would care for her and younger sister Clara who she had adopted. Her husband, John Larpent, was the Inspector of Plays serving as the single approver of plays that were to be performed in Britain. Anna was the de facto assistant to him. When the plays were written in French or Italian then she had the skills to be able comprehend them.[1] Larpent was interested in her work and she was a fan of Elizabeth Inchbald.[1]

Her son became Sir George Gerard de Hochepied Larpent, 1st Baronet inheriting the Hochepied claim from his maternal grandfather.

Larpent died in London in 1832.[3]

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References
  1. A Women's View of Drama, Huntingdon Library, Retrieved 13 April 2017
  2. Chalus, Elaine (2006-10-16). "'The Production of a Female Pen'. Anna Larpent's Account of the Duchess of Kingston's Bigamy Trial of 1776 (review)". Parliamentary History. 25 (3): 420–421. doi:10.1353/pah.2006.0038. ISSN 1750-0206.
  3. Lisa Forman Cody, ‘Larpent , Anna Margaretta (1758–1832)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Jan 2008 accessed 13 April 2017
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