The lives and letters of an eighteenth-century circle of acquaintance
Using 31 letters written by nine different people, 'The Lives and Letters of an Eighteenth-Century Circle of Acquaintance' is an intimate portrait of English life during the period
Print Book, English, 2006
Ashgate, Aldershot, 2006
Personal correspondence
300 p. ; 24 cm.
9780754655992, 0754655997
1158449557
Preamble; Foreword: The rise of the novel, the death of the author, and the Lydia Clerke letters; The letters, the letter writers, and their wor(l)ds; Overview; John Clerke; Thomas Winstanley; Susannah Dobson; Ann Clerke One; Charles Clerke One; Charles Clerke Two; Ann Clerke Two; Charlotte Lennox; Ann Clerke Three; Ann Clerke Four; Sylvia Brathwaite; Sylvia Thornton; Sylvia Parkhurst; Sarah Clerke; Post/crypt: closing the circle...; Appendixes; Bibliography; Index.