Medienkombination, Englisch, 3777 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 212 mm, Gewicht: 5186 g
With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte
Medienkombination, Englisch, 3777 Seiten, Format (B × H): 229 mm x 212 mm, Gewicht: 5186 g
Reihe: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
ISBN: 978-1-108-03840-9
Verlag: Cambridge University Press
Mary Delany (née Granville, 1700–88) is best known for her cut-paper illustrations of plants - she completed nearly 1,000 of these detailed and widely admired botanical pictures. Widowed after an unhappy first marriage, she lived in London, attended court, and was a favourite of George III and Queen Charlotte. After being widowed for a second time, and at the age of 74, she began her plant illustrations: failing eyesight caused her to abandon the work in 1784. Delany knew many of the leading cultural figures of the eighteenth century, including Handel and Swift. An enthusiastic correspondent, she wrote and received hundreds of letters, which were edited by her great-great-niece, Lady Llanover (1802–96). Published in six volumes in 1861–2, they tell the life story of this remarkable woman, while also providing a fascinating glimpse into the world of Georgian England.
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Volume 1: Introduction; Autobiography and Correspondence: 1. From the birth of Mary Granville to her first marriage. 1700–17; Letters 1-4; 2. From Mary Granville's marriage with Alexander Pendarves, Esq., of Roscrow, to his death. 1717–24–5. Letters 5-14; 3. From the year of Mr Pendarves's death to Mrs Pendarves's first visit to Ireland; Letters 14-16; 4. Mrs Pendarves's visit to Ireland. Sept. 1731–April, 1733; Letters 16-18; 5. From Mrs Pendarves's return from her visit to Ireland to the marriage of her sister Mrs Ann Granville. 1733–40; Letter 18. Volume 2: 5. From Mrs Pendarves's return from her visit to Ireland to the marriage of her sister Mrs Ann Granville - continued; 6. From the marriage of Mrs Dewes to Mrs Pendarves's Marriage with Dr Delany. 1740–3; 7. From November, 1743 to 1746; 8. Mrs Delany to Mrs Dewes; 9. January, 1750, to December, 1750. Volume 3: 10. Delville and Mount Panther. January 1751–December 1751; 11. January 1752–December 1752; 12. Ireland and England, January 1753–December 1753; 13. Ireland and England. January 1754 to February 22, 1755; 14. February 22nd–December, 1755; 15. January, 1756–December, 1756; 16. From January, 1757, to December, 1758; 17. January, 1759–December, 1759; 18. January, 1760 to July, 1761. Volume 4: 19. From the death of Mrs Dewes to the last illness of the Dean of Down. 1761 to May 1768; 20. Death of the Dean of Down. 1768–9; 21. January 1770 to December 1771; 22. 1772; 23. January 1773–June 1774. Volume 5: 24. June 1774–December 1775; 25. 1776–December 1777; 26. January 1778–December 1780. Volume 6: 27. January, 1781–December, 1785; Appendix; Index; Errata.
