Mary Pix

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Mary Pix (1666-1709) was an English novelist and playwright. Church records indicate that she lived in London, marrying George Pix, a merchant tailor from Hawkhurst, Kent in 1684. Baptismal records reveal that she had two sons, George (1689) and William (1691). It appears that George died in 1690.

Contents 1 Works 1.1 Novel 1.2 Plays 2 External links

[edit] Works

Pix produced one novel and seven plays. There are four other plays that were published anonymously that are generally attributed to her.

[edit] Novel

• The Inhumane Cardinal, or, Innocence Betrayed, 1696

[edit] Plays

• Ibrahim, the Thirteenth Emperor of the Turks, 1696
• The Spanish Wives, 1696
• The Innocent Mistress, 1697
• The Deceiver Deceived, 1697
• Queen Catharine, or, The Ruines of Love, 1698
• The False Friend, or, the Fate of Disobedience, 1699
• The Beau Defeated, or, the Lucky Younger Brother, 1700
• The Double Distress, 1701
• The Czar of Muscovy, 1701 (attributed to Pix although not published in her name)
• The Different Widows: or, Intrigue All-A-Mode, 1703 (attributed to Pix although not published in her name)
• The Conquest of Spain, 1705 (attributed to Pix although not published in her name)
• The Adventures in Madrid, 1706 (attributed to Pix although not published in her name)

[edit] External links

• Mary Pix at The Literary Encyclopedia
• Portrait of Mary Pix from the National Portrait Gallery