Dorothea Herbert

Dorothea Herbert (c.1767–1829) was an Irish diarist and poet. Her Retrospections, first published in two volumes in 1929-30, contain local accounts of life in the late eighteenth century, but are soon overshadowed by her unrequited passion for John Roe, heir to Rockwell near Knockgrafton, another of her father's parishes.[1]

Dorothea Herbert
Nationality	Irish
Known for	Diarist and poet
Notable work	Retrospections
Parent(s)	Nicholas Herbert

She was the eldest daughter of Rev. Nicholas Herbert, rector of Carrick-on-Suir, County Tipperary, Ireland. In spite of increasing isolation, depression and derangement, she wrote plays, novels and other works, none of which can be accounted for. Her Volume of Poetry, however, has survived; it, along with her Journal Notes (a continuation of her Retrospections), have recently been published as a biography by historian Dr. Frances Finnegan.

References

1. "Dorothea Herbert - Aristocratic Socialite 1770-1829". carrickonsuir.info. 2011. Retrieved 5 May 2011.

Further reading

• Introspections the Poetry and Private World of Dorothea Herbert, is a new publication by Congrave Press.
• Between literature and history: the diaries and memoirs of Mary Leadbeater and Dorothea Herbert
• Retrospections of Dorothea Herbert 1770-1806, First published 1929-30 by Gerard Howe, London; Published in Hardback by TownHouse 1988 and published in Paperback by TownHouse, Dublin 2004 ISBN 1-86059-220-1