Bibliography of Works by Lucy Aikin

  1. I.Poetry

  2. 1.Editions of Epistles on Women

  3. Epistles on women, exemplifying their character and condition in various ages and nations. With miscellaneous poems. London: Printed for J. Johnson and co., 1810.

  4. Epistles on women, exemplifying their character and condition in various ages and nations. With miscellaneous poems. Boston: Published by W. Wells and T.B. Wait and co., 1810.

  5. 2.Other Poems

  6. “The Balloon.” The Amulet, or Christian and literary remembrancer for 1828, 217–18.


  1. II.History

  2. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. Vol. 1

  3. Memoirs of the Court of Queen Elizabeth. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818. Vol. 2. Second Edition.

  4. Memoirs of the Court of King James the First. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. Vol. 1

  5. Memoirs of the Court of King James the First. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme and Brown, 1822. Vol. 2

  6. Memoirs of the Court of King Charles the First. London: Longman & Co., 1833. Vol. 1.

  7. Memoirs of the Court of King Charles the First. London: Longman & Co., 1833. Vol. 2.


  1. III.Fiction

  2. Lorimer: A Tale. London: Printed for Henry Colburn, 1814.


  1. IV.Family Memoirs and Editions

  2. Memoir of John Aikin, M.D.: With a Selection of his Miscellaneous Pieces, Biographical, Moral, and Critical. London: Printed for Baldwin, Craddock and Joy, 1823. Vol. 1

  3. Memoir of John Aikin, M.D.: With a Selection of his Miscellaneous Pieces, Biographical, Moral, and Critical. London: Printed for Baldwin, Craddock and Joy, 1823. Vol. 2

  4. Barbauld, Anna Laetitia.  The works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld: with a memoir by Lucy Aikin. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Browne and Green, 1825. Vol. 1.

  5. ---, The works of Anna Laetitia Barbauld: with a memoir by Lucy Aikin. London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Browne and Green, 1825. Vol. 2.

  6. ---. A Legacy for young ladies: consisting of miscellaneous pieces in prose and verse. Edited with a preface by Lucy Aikin. London: Printed for Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1826.


  1. V.Literary Criticism and Biography

  2. Review of William Wordsworth, Poems in Two Volumes, Annual Review, v.6 (1807), 521–9.

  3. Review of Lord Byron, Hours of Idleness, Annual Review, v.6 (1807), 529–31

  4. The Life of Joseph Addison. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843. Vol. 1.

  5. The Life of Joseph Addison. London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, 1843. Vol. 2.

  6. “Recollections of Joanna Baillie.” Le Breton, Philip Henry, ed. Memoirs, Miscellanies, and Letters of the Late Lucy Aikin, Including those Addressed to the Rev. Dr. Channing from 1826–1842. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, 1864. 7–11.


  1. VI.Essays

  2. “Words upon Words.” From Memoirs, Miscellanies, and Letters. 61–80.


  1. VII.Children’s Literature

  2. Poetry for Children: Consisting of Short Pieces, to be Committed to Memory. Selected by Lucy Aikin. London: Printed for R. Phillips, 1801.

  3. Juvenile Correspondence, or, Letters, designed as examples of the epistolary style, for children of both sexes. London: Printed for J. Johnson and Co., 1811.

  4. An English Lesson Book for the Junior Classes. London: Printed for Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown, and Green, 1828.

  5. The Juvenile Tale Book: A Collection of Interesting Tales and Novels for Youth. London: Published by Truchy at the French and English library, 1837. [includes contributions by Aikin]

  6. Holiday Stories for Young Readers. London: Groombridge and sons, 1858. [A re-issue of An English Lesson Book]


  8. By Mary Godolphin as adaptor/editor

  9. [The attribution of these books to Aikin is not universally accepted. Most of these were published undated, and were overwhelmingly published and republished in the United States, rather than England.]

  10. Aesop’s fables in words of one syllable. New York: Saalfield.

  11. Aikin, John. Evenings at Home: In Words of One Syllable. London, George Routledge: 1869.

  12. The One Syllable Sunday Book. London and New York: George Routledge and sons, [1870?].

  13. Bunyan, John. The Pilgrim’s Progress in Words of One Syllable. London: George Routledge and sons, 1869.

  14. Defoe, Daniel. Robinson Crusoe in Words of One Syllable. New York: Routledge.

  15. Day, Thomas. Sandford and Merton in Words of One Syllable. New York: McLoughlin.

  16. Wyss, Johann David. The Swiss Family Robinson in Words of One Syllable. Philadelphia: David McKay.


  1. VIII.Translations

  2. Hess, Jean Gaspar. The life of Ulrich Zwingle. Trans. Lucy Aikin. London: Printed  for J. Johnson, 1812.

  3. Jauffret, L.F. The Travels of Rolando: Containing, in a supposed tour round the world, authentic descriptions of the geography, natural history, manners and antiquities of various countries translated from the french of L.F. Jauffret. London: Printed for Richard Phillips, 1804. [preface signed L.A.]


  1. IX.Aikin as editor and contributor

  2. Aikin, John. The Arts of Life. A new edition, with additions and alterations by Lucy Aikin. London: Longman, Brown, Green, Longmans and Roberts, 1858.

  3. Aikin, John and Anna Laetitita Barbauld. Evenings at Home, or, The Juvenile Budget opened, by Dr Aikin and Mrs Barbauld. Sixteenth edition, the whole carefully revised, corrected throughout, and newly arranged by Arthur Aikin, Esq… and Miss Aikin, with some additional pieces by the authors. London: Longman and Co…., 1846. [Includes a preface by Lucy Aikin]

  4. Aikin, John. Selected Works of the British Poets with Biographical and Critical Prefaces. A new edition with a supplement by Lucy Aikin. London: Longman, Brown, Green & Longmans, 1845.

  5. Benger, Elizabeth Ogilvy. Memoirs of the life of Anne Boleyn, queen of Henry VIII. With a Memoir of the Author, by Miss Aikin. Third edition. London: Longman, Rees, Orme, Brown and Green, 1827.


  1. X.Aikin’s correspondence

  2. Le Breton, Anna Laetitia, ed. Correspondence of William Ellery Channing, D.D., and Lucy Aikin, from 1826–1842. Boston: Roberts Brothers, 1874.

  3. Le Breton, Anna Laetitia, ed. Correspondence of William Ellery Channing, D.D., and Lucy Aikin, from 1826–1842. London: Williams and Norgate, 1874.

  4. Le Breton, Philip Henry, ed. Memoirs, Miscellanies, and Letters of the Late Lucy Aikin, Including those Addressed to the Rev. Dr. Channing from 1826–1842. London: Longman, Green, Longman, Roberts and Green, 1864.