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OverviewImmensely proud of her aristocratic Welsh ancestry, Hester Lynch was one of the most talented female authors of the long eighteenth century. A friend to the leading lights of the era, including Samuel Johnson, David Garrick, Joshua Reynolds, and more, she was the single salonnière with the wit and intellect to rival Johnson and (even more important) to be accepted as the glittering foil to Elizabeth Montagu, the “Queen of the Bluestockings.” The first biography to foreground the importance of Lynch’s Welsh heritage, this book traces the entirety of Lynch’s life and work, putting both in context of her era and re-establishing her as one of the most important cultural figures of her time. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Michael J. FranklinPublisher: University of Wales Press Imprint: University of Wales Press ISBN: 9781786835406ISBN 10: 1786835401 Pages: 216 Publication Date: 15 March 2020 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Out of stock The supplier is temporarily out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you on backorder and shipped when it becomes available. Table of ContentsAcknowledgements List of illustrations Chapter 1 Hester Lynch Salusbury: `a thousand pretty Tricks, [...] a Thousand pretty Stories and [...] a Thousand pretty Verses' Chapter 2 The Two Hesters `have murder'd Peace & Happiness at Home' Chapter 3 The Arrivals of Queeney and the Great Cham. Chapter 4 Hester Brewster, or, `Women have a manifest Advantage over Men in the doing Business' Chapter 5 `Like a Rocket She rises, and leaves us to Stare' Chapter 6 `To revise my past Life, & resolve upon a new one.' Chapter 7 `To hie home and dye like a Hare upon the old Farm, near the Place I was kindled at' Chapter 8 . `Each bold Cambrio Briton's a Stranger to Fear' Notes Bibliography IndexReviewsThis is an eminently readable compact biography of a particularly colorful late eighteenth-century personality. Each of the various phases of Hester Salusbury/Thrale/Piozzi's life is presented in detail, with full academic citations and a sustained attempt at providing the social and historical contexts of her changing times. As such, the book constitutes a welcome addition to the Writers of Wales series, and one which is likely to prove a useful resource for students and interested lay readers alike. --Jane Aaron, University of South Wales Author InformationMichael J. Franklin is Professor of English at Swansea University. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |