A Short Biographical Dictionary of English Literature/Brunton, Mary

by John William Cousin

Brunton, Mary (Balfour) (1778-1818).—Novelist, dau. of Col. Balfour of Elwick, and m. to the Rev. Dr. Brunton, Prof. of Oriental Languages in the Univ. of Edin., was the authoress of two novels, Self-Control (1811) and Discipline (1814), which were popular in their day.