Hamilton, Elizabeth (1758–1816)

Scottish writer. Her works include Letters of a Hindoo Rajah 1796, Memoirs of Modern Philosophers 1801 (a satire on the enthusiasts of the French Revolution), Life of Agrippina 1804, and The Cottagers of Glenburnie 1808, which shows her at her best in portraying domestic life in rural Scotland.

She was born in Belfast, but after her father's death she was adopted by his sister and brought up in Stirling, Scotland. She subsequently lived in Bath, Harrogate, and London, and died in Edinburgh.