Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.): Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writingsGood Press, 2019 M12 9 - 326 pages "Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.): Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings" by Hester Lynch Piozzi Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, a Welsh-born diarist, author and patron of the arts, is an important source on Samuel Johnson and 18th-century English life. She belonged to the prominent Salusbury family, Anglo-Welsh landowners, and married first a wealthy brewer, Henry Thrale, then a music teacher, Gabriel Mario Piozzi. This book uses documents and written works left behind by this fascinating woman to craft an intriguing autobiography of her life. |
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... Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings Published by Good Press, 2022 goodpress@okpublishing.info EAN 4064066243258 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...
... Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs. Piozzi (Thrale) (2nd ed.) (2 vols.) Edited with notes and Introductory Account of her life and writings Published by Good Press, 2022 goodpress@okpublishing.info EAN 4064066243258 TABLE OF CONTENTS ...
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... letters from Mrs. Piozzi to his father, extending over nearly twenty-five years (from 1797 to the year of her death) and exceeding a hundred in number. These have been of the greatest service in enabling me to complete and verify the ...
... letters from Mrs. Piozzi to his father, extending over nearly twenty-five years (from 1797 to the year of her death) and exceeding a hundred in number. These have been of the greatest service in enabling me to complete and verify the ...
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... Letters"307-308 Opinions on them—Madame D'Arblay, Queen Charlotte, Hannah More, and Miss Seward309-314 Baretti's libellous Attacks314 Her Character of him on his Death315-318 "The Sentimental Mother"319 "Johnson's Ghost"320 The Travel ...
... Letters"307-308 Opinions on them—Madame D'Arblay, Queen Charlotte, Hannah More, and Miss Seward309-314 Baretti's libellous Attacks314 Her Character of him on his Death315-318 "The Sentimental Mother"319 "Johnson's Ghost"320 The Travel ...
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... letters, in the highest sense of the term, he towered pre-eminent, and his superiority to each of them (except Burke) in general acquirements, intellectual power, and force of expression, was hardly contested by his contemporaries. To ...
... letters, in the highest sense of the term, he towered pre-eminent, and his superiority to each of them (except Burke) in general acquirements, intellectual power, and force of expression, was hardly contested by his contemporaries. To ...
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... letter , dated August 22 , 1859 , was addressed to Mr. T. Longman . The editorship of the papers was not proposed to me till after his death , and I had never any personal communication with him on the subject ; although in the ...
... letter , dated August 22 , 1859 , was addressed to Mr. T. Longman . The editorship of the papers was not proposed to me till after his death , and I had never any personal communication with him on the subject ; although in the ...
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Thrales Embarrassments and Johnsons Advice7274 | |
Johnson at Streatham after Thrales Death161 | |
Johnson fond of riding in a Carriage but a bad Traveller8081 | |
Verses on Pacchierotti165167 | |
Johnson as Executor138 | |
Mrs MontaguMr Crutchley143144 | |
Piozzito marry or not to marry 172175 | |
Parting with Piozzi193195 | |
Objections to her Second Marriage discussed227230 | |
Verses to him on his Departure206 | |
Correspondence with Johnson217219 | |
Correspondence with Madame DArblay on the Marriage231 | |
Her alleged Inaccuracy with Instances 274285 | |
Miss Sewards Impressions of her and Piozzi307 | |
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