Mariana Starke

Mariana Starke (30 September 1762 – 1 April 1838) was an English travel writer, though she also worked in other genres. She is best known for her travel guides to France and Italy, popular with British travellers to the Continent in the early nineteenth century. She wrote plays early in her career, before embarking on her first trip abroad in 1791. She worked as a translator over most of her working life, and latterly, also wrote poetry. Quotes You will think us very unfortunate in having just reached Nice to see it captured; and you will, no doubt, be anxious to learn particulars. During our residence in Switzerland we heard rumours of an approaching war between France and his Sardinian Majesty; and as many of the Emigrants who resorted last winter to Nice were in fact Republicans sent to disseminate revolutionary principles among the People, we dreaded the event of such a war; especially as we had recently witnessed the misery of Savoy under the existing government, and too well knew the specious offers made by France to every Nation who complained either of real or imaginary grievances. Letters from Italy, between the Years 1792 and 1798 (London, 1800) vol. 1, ep. 2 (Nice, October 1792) External links Category:1762 births Category:1838 deaths Category:Women authors from England Category:Travel writers