Sarah Williams

Sarah Williams was an English poet and novelist.
* She was born in December 1837 in Marylebone, London.
* She was the only child of Robert Williams, a Welshman, and Louisa Ware, an Englishwoman.
* She was educated by her parents and by governesses.
* She published her first poems in 1860.
* Her most famous poem is "The Old Astronomer."
* She died of tuberculosis in April 1868 at the age of 30.
* Her work has been praised for its beauty and its insights into the human condition.
* She is considered one of the most important English poets of the 19th century.