Susan Matoff

Marguerite, Countess of Blessington

The Turbulent Life of a Salonnière and Author

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This biography of Lady Blessington (1788-1849) illuminates the literary, social, and political history of the post-Romantic, early Victorian period and examines her salon, which was attended by statesmen, writers, and artists who valued her friendship and judgment. She was a prolific author of novels, short stories, poetry, and a memoir, Conversations with Lord Byron, and she also edited influential gift annuals, Heath's Book of Beauty, and The Keepsake.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Seitenzahl: 388
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. Dezember 2015
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 235mm x 157mm x 27mm
• Gewicht: 781g
• ISBN-13: 9781611495911
• ISBN-10: 1611495911
• Artikelnr.: 43483348

Autorenporträt

By Susan Matoff

Inhaltsangabe

Dedication Epigraph Acknowledgements List of Illustrations Abbreviations
Preface Prologue Part I: 1788-1830 Chapter 1 The Transformation Chapter 2
Early Married Life Chapter 3 Direction Genoa Chapter 4 Idling In Naples
Chapter 5 Friendship, Scandal and Farewell Chapter 6 Paris: The End of the
Beginning Chapter 7 Recovery and Revolution Part II: 1831 - 1839 Chapter 8
A New Beginning in London Chapter 9 Launching into Literature Chapter 10
Adding an Annual Chapter 11 1834, The Year of Literary Lions Chapter 12
Last Days in Seamore Place Chapter 13 Gore House Chapter 14 Confessions and
Victims Chapter 15 Struggling On Part III: 1840 And Later Chapter 16 On the
Edge of the Slope Chapter 17 Fighting Back Chapter 18 Still Fighting
Chapter 19 Sliding Down Chapter 20 Finale Chapter 21 After Effects Chapter
22 Presumptions of Posterity Appendix I Books by Lady Blessington Appendix
II Contributions by Lady Blessington to Annuals and Periodicals
Bibliography About the Author Index