The Collected Letters of Joanna Baillie, Tom 1Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press, 1999 - 536 These annotated letters present the first personal glimpse of this Scottish playwright as she wrote and lived. It documents her problems with publishers, describes her encounters with Wordsworth, Byron, Southey, Berry and other literary figures, outlines a long relationship with Scott and places an active literary woman in the historical and social setting of early to mid-nineteenth century Britain. |
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... received a fellowship in Balliol College , Oxford ( matriculated 1779 ) , so he left the family home for England and soon became a lecturer in anatomy at William Hunter's medical school in Great Windmill Street , London . Dr. John ...
... received a fellowship in Balliol College , Oxford ( matriculated 1779 ) , so he left the family home for England and soon became a lecturer in anatomy at William Hunter's medical school in Great Windmill Street , London . Dr. John ...
Strona 7
... received for what might be termed literary labours . . . . my Brother came one day from the Grammar school , some what disturbed by the Master's having enjoined him & some of his boys of his class to compose a few couplets on the ...
... received for what might be termed literary labours . . . . my Brother came one day from the Grammar school , some what disturbed by the Master's having enjoined him & some of his boys of his class to compose a few couplets on the ...
Strona 36
... received commissions at once and began to rise steadily to the head of his profession . A long list of credits includes busts of Scott , Wordsworth , James Watt , etc. He actually executed two of Scott , one in 1820 and one in 1828 ...
... received commissions at once and began to rise steadily to the head of his profession . A long list of credits includes busts of Scott , Wordsworth , James Watt , etc. He actually executed two of Scott , one in 1820 and one in 1828 ...
Strona 44
... received numerous degrees from Cambridge and studied medicine at St. George's Hospital , London . A licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians , he became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1846 and was secretary from 1860 until almost ...
... received numerous degrees from Cambridge and studied medicine at St. George's Hospital , London . A licentiate of the Royal College of Physicians , he became a fellow of the Royal Society in 1846 and was secretary from 1860 until almost ...
Strona 51
... received much attention as a young beauty . As a young girl , she was sent to be lady's maid to Mrs. Greatheed , where she often recited Shakespeare before aristocratic company . Her parents reluctantly consented to her marriage to ...
... received much attention as a young beauty . As a young girl , she was sent to be lady's maid to Mrs. Greatheed , where she often recited Shakespeare before aristocratic company . Her parents reluctantly consented to her marriage to ...
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To George Thomson 18041842 | 91 |
To Mary Berry 18041833? | 152 |
To William Sotheby 18041831 | 176 |
To Sir Walter Scott 18081829 | 228 |
To Anne Elliott 18091833 | 445 |
To Sir Thomas Lawrence 18121829 | 483 |
To Lady Davy 18131850? | 494 |
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Abbotsford address or postmark admired affectionately Agnes Anne appeared Baillie's believe Berry Brother character cheerful collection copy Covent Garden daughter dear Friend dear Lady Davy dear Sir death Drury Lane Edin Edinburgh Elizabeth Fanny Kemble favour Fugitive Verses George Thomson give glad Glasgow Grosvenor Hampstead happy hear Henrietta honour hope Hunter James Joanna Baillie John Kemble kindly Lady Byron letter literary Lockhart London Longman look Lord Lord Byron Margaret married Matthew Baillie mentioned Milligan mind Miss Monfort neighbour obliged play pleased pleasure Poems poet poetry Pray present published received regards Richardson Royal Scotland sent Siddons Sir Walter Scott Sister song soon Sotheby's suppose tell thank Theatre thing Thomas thro Town Tragedy truly University of Glasgow verses vols volume William Sotheby Wordsworth write written wrote young
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