Bray, ANNA ELIZA

Bray, ANNA ELIZA (née Kempe), author, was born in London, 25th December 1790, and was intended for the stage, but in 1818 married the artist, Charles Alfred Stothard (1786-1821). In 1825 she married the Rev. E. A. Bray (1778-1857), vicar of Tavistock; and after his death she settled in London, where she died, 21st January 1883. Between 1820 and 1874 she published a score of romances, books of travel, and other works, the best being The Borders of the Tamar and the Tavy (1836; 2d ed. 1879); Life of Thomas Stothard, R.A. (1851); and A Peep at the Pixies (1854). Her Autobiography was edited by Mr Kempe in 1884, in which year also appeared a 12 vol. edition of her romances.