Peacock, Lucy (fl. 1785–1816)
Peacock, Lucy (fl. 1785–1816)
English bookseller and author. Probably born c. 1770 in London; not much is known about her personal history.
Ran a bookshop on Oxford Street, London; wrote children's stories, for the most part anonymously, including The Adventures of the Six Princesses of Babylon; also edited The Juvenile Magazine.
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