About Emma Roberts
Lived 1794 – 1840 (aged 45–46). Emma Roberts was a British poet, journalist, writer and explorer.
Emma Roberts (27 March 1791 – 17 September 1840), often referred to as "Miss Emma Roberts", was an English travel writer and poet known for her memoirs about India. In her own time, she was well regarded, and William Jerdan considered her "a very successful cultivator of the belles lettres". This links Roberts to several notable writers such as Caroline Ponsonby, later Lady Caroline Lamb; Anna Maria Fielding, who published as Mrs. S. C. Hall; and Rosina Doyle Wheeler, who married Edward Bulwer-Lytton and published her many novels as Rosina Bulwer Lytton. At the Hans Place boarding school, Roberts was a roommate of Letitia Elizabeth (Landon) Maclean, the poet "L. E. L."
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Who was Emma Roberts?
English travel writer and poet (1791-1840)
When was Emma Roberts born?
Emma Roberts was born in 1794 in Methley.
When did Emma Roberts die?
Emma Roberts died in 1840 in Pune.
What was Emma Roberts's occupation?
Emma Roberts was a poet, journalist, writer and explorer.
What nationality was Emma Roberts?
Emma Roberts was British.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Emma Roberts. https://biography.guide/emma-roberts-poet/
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