eller ▁to ▁King ▁George ▁I . ▁Vice - Ad mir al ▁Samuel ▁Re e ve ▁( c . ▁ 1 7 3 3 – 1 8 0 3 ) ▁was ▁her ▁brother . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁letter ▁to ▁one ▁of ▁her ▁friends , ▁Re e ve ▁said ▁of ▁her ▁father ▁and ▁her ▁early ▁life : ▁ ▁Career ▁After ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁father , ▁she ▁lived ▁with ▁her ▁mother ▁and ▁sister s ▁in ▁Col chester . ▁There ▁she ▁first ▁became ▁an ▁author , ▁publishing ▁a ▁translation ▁from ▁Latin ▁of ▁the ▁historical ▁alleg ory ▁Ar gen is ▁by ▁John ▁Bar cl ay , ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁The ▁Phoenix ▁( 1 7 7 2 ). ▁She ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁write ▁several ▁nov els , ▁of ▁which ▁only ▁one ▁is ▁remembered : ▁The ▁Champion ▁of ▁V irt ue ▁or ▁The ▁Old ▁English ▁Baron ▁( 1 7 7 7 ). ▁This ▁was ▁written ▁in ▁im itation ▁of ▁The ▁Castle ▁of ▁O tr anto ▁or ▁as ▁a ▁rival ▁to ▁it . ▁The ▁two ▁have ▁often ▁been ▁printed ▁together . ▁The ▁first ▁edition ▁under ▁the ▁title ▁of ▁The ▁Old ▁English ▁Baron ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁daughter ▁of ▁Samuel ▁Richard son , ▁who ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁helped ▁Re e ve ▁to ▁rev ise ▁and ▁correct ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁novel ▁became ▁a ▁notice able ▁influence ▁on ▁Mary ▁Sh elle y ' s ▁Fran ken stein . ▁Re e ve ▁also ▁wrote ▁the ▁ep istol ary ▁novel ▁The ▁School ▁for ▁W id ows ▁( 1 7 9 1 ).