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English novelists; born in London- Sophia 1750, Harriet 1757; died- Sophia March 13, 1824, Harriet Aug. 1, 1851. They were daughters of John Lee, actor. Sophia at 29 wrote a very successful comedy, "The Chapter of Accidents". In "The Recess: A Tale of Other Days" (1784) and in "Canterbury Tales" (5 vols., 1797-1805), which she wrote in conjunction with Harriet, and which soon became a general favorite, is seen the beginning of the historical school in novel-writing. One of the "Canterbury Tales"- "Kruitzner; or, The German's Tale"- written by Harriet, suggested to Byron the subject of "Werner". She also wrote the stories "The Errors of Innocence" (5 vols., 1786), and "Clara Lennox" (1797).