Editing Lucy Aikin (section)

==Letters and translations==
Aikin's conversational powers were remarkable, and she was a graceful and graphic letter writer. Her letters to her relatives and intimate friends showed her relish for society, and were full of wit and lively anecdotes of distinguished literary persons. She maintained for almost 16 years (1826–1842) a graver correspondence with the Rev. Dr [[William Ellery Channing]], an American Unitarian theologian in [[Boston]], on religion, philosophy, politics, and literature.{{sfn |Stephen |Lee |1885 |pp=186–87}}

Aikin's letters were known for criticizing leaders on both sides of the [[Atlantic Ocean|Atlantic]], and for criticisms of various authors, male and female. Her letters also showed an appreciation for classic and contemporary literature.<ref name="ODNB"/>

Aikin also translated French texts: Louis Francois Jauffret's ''The Travels of Rolando'' (publication around 1804), and Jean Gaspard Hess's ''The Life of [[Ulrich Zwingli]]'' (1812), on a leader of the [[Reformation in Switzerland]].