▁ ▁She ▁moved ▁to ▁Saint ▁Petersburg ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 2 ▁with ▁the ▁help ▁of ▁a ▁small ▁inheritance ▁from ▁her ▁father , ▁where ▁she ▁established ▁her ▁own ▁home ▁and ▁further ed ▁her ▁education ▁by ▁employ ing ▁tut ors . ▁She ▁devoted ▁herself ▁entirely ▁to ▁writing , ▁supporting ▁herself ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁pat rons , ▁and ▁prof its ▁from ▁the ▁sales ▁of ▁her ▁works . ▁The ▁Russian ▁Imperial ▁Family ▁awarded ▁her ▁p ensions ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁and ▁ 1 8 1 3 . ▁From ▁ 1 8 0 7 ▁to ▁ 1 8 1 0 ▁she ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁literary ▁circle ▁of ▁G av ril a ▁Der z hav in ▁and ▁Alexander ▁Sh ish kov . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁introduced ▁to ▁Sh ish kov ▁by ▁her ▁family ▁connections , ▁and ▁he ▁became ▁a ▁ment or ▁to ▁her . ▁In ▁ 1 8 1 1 ▁she ▁was ▁given ▁honor ary ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁Lo vers ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Word . ▁ ▁Her ▁first ▁work ▁The ▁I nex per ien ced ▁Muse ▁was ▁published ▁in ▁ 1 8 0 9 , ▁followed ▁by ▁a ▁second ▁volume ▁under ▁the ▁same ▁title ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 2 . ▁ ▁She ▁travel led ▁to ▁Britain ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 5 - 1 7 ▁for ▁breast ▁cancer ▁treatment , ▁which ▁was ▁un success ful . ▁She ▁published ▁a ▁volume ▁entitled ▁Collect ed ▁Works ▁in ▁ 1 8 1 9 . ▁In ▁ 1 8 2 0 ▁she