Pylades and Corinna: or, Memoirs of the lives, amours, and writings of Richard Gwinnett, esq.; of Great Shurdington in Gloucestershire; and Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas, junr., of Great Russel street, Bloomsbury. Containing, the letters and other miscellaneous pieces, in prose and verse, which passed between them during a courtship of above sixteen years. / Faithfully published from their original manuscripts. Attested by Sir Edward Northey, knight. To which is prefixed, The life of Corrina. Written by her self.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gwinnett, Richard, -1717.

Contributor:

Thomas, Elizabeth, 1677-1731.

Collection of British and American Fiction, 1660-1830 (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Penn Provenance:

Bayntun, Wm. (bookplate)

Brooks, Mr. (bookplate)

Physical Description:

2 volumes : frontispieces (portraits) ; 20 cm

Other Title:

Honourable lovers.

Place of Publication:

London, [publisher not identified], Printed in the year, 1731-32.

Notes:

Vol. II has title: The honourable lovers: or, The second and last volume of Pylades and Corinna. Being the remainder of love letters, and other pieces, (in verse and prose,) which passed between Richard Gwinnett ... and Mrs. Elizabeth Thomas ... To which is added, a collection of familiar letters, between Corinna, Mr. Norris, Capt. Hemington, Lady Chudleigh, Lady Pakington, &c. ... London, 1732.

Appended to vol. II is "The country 'squire: or, Christmas gambol. A comedy. Written by Pylades [pseud.] ... " which has special t.-p. and separate paging.

Errors in paging: v. 1, p. 170-171, 174-175 numbered 180-181, 184-185 respectively.

"The life of Corinna" (lxxx p. at front of v. 1) has special t.p. and separate paging.

"An account of the writings of Pylades and Corinna", [1] p. at end of v. 1.

Local Notes:

Imperfect: v. 2 wanting.

Coat of arms stamped on cover in gold: Sigil Gul Bayntun.

Cited in:

Esdaile, A.J.K. Tales p.293.

ESTC (RLIN) T146622

McBurney, W.H. Engl. prose fiction, 259

OCLC:

9906943