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Mary Ann Kelty (1789 – 8 January, 1873) was a British religious writer. She is said to have written the first religious novel. ==Life== Kelty was born in Cambridge in 1789. Her father was a surgeon who rapidly became estranged from his wife. As a result, Kelty received her education from friends of her brother who was a senior fellow of Cambridge University.〔Paul Baines, ‘Kelty, Mary Ann (1789–1873)’, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004 (accessed 6 Dec 2014 )〕 Kelty's first novels were published in America, Britain and Europe in the 1820s.〔(Mary Ann Kelty ), Orlando project, Cambridge University, retrieved 6 December 2014〕 Kelty's parent's died in 1822 which was the same year as ''The Favourite of Nature, a tale'' was published. This was said to be the first religious novel. Kelty became more religious and she was intrigued by the ideas of the evangelist Charles Simeon; and towards the end of her life by the Quakers. She left her home city behind and moved to her final address of Peckham in 1832.〔 Kelty included the Cambridge historian Professor William Smyth in her memoir ''Reminiscences of Thought and Feeling'' as "the professor".〔William Smyth, Wikisource.org〕 Kelty died in Peckham in 1873. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Mary Ann Kelty」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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