Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi / Michael John Franklin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Franklin, Michael J., 1949- author.

Series:

Writers of Wales

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821.

Piozzi, Hester Lynch.

Authors, English--18th century--Biography.

Authors, English.

Genre:

Biographies.

Physical Description:

xii, 195 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (some color) ; 22 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cardiff : University of Wales Press, 2020.

Contents:

1 Hester Lynch Salusbury: 'a thousand pretty Tricks, [...] a Thousand pretty Stories and [...] a Thousand pretty Verses' p. 1

2 The Two Hesters 'have murder'd Peace & Happiness at Home' p. 21

3 The Arrivals of Queeney and the Great Cham p. 29

4 Hester Brewster, or, 'Women have a manifest Advantage over Men in the doing Business' p. 53

5 'Like a Rocket She rises, and leaves us to Stare' p. 71

6 'To revise my past Life, & resolve upon a new one' p. 93

7 To hie home and dye like a Hare upon the old Farm, near the Place I was kindled at' p. 119

8 'Eachbold Cambrio Briton's a Stranger to Fear' p. 144.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1786835401

9781786835406

OCLC:

1110678711