Autobiography and Correspondence of Mary Granville, Mrs Delany : With Interesting Reminiscences of King George the Third and Queen Charlotte Paperback / softback
by Mary Delany
Edited by Augusta Hall
Part of the Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies series
Paperback / softback
- Information
Description
Mary Delany (née Granville, 1700–88) is best known for her cut-paper illustrations of plants - she completed nearly 1,000 of these 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 them 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 1861–2, they tell the life story of this remarkable woman, while also providing a fascinating glimpse into the world of Georgian England.
Volume 3 contains letters from 1751 to 1761, when Delany and her husband lived mostly in Ireland.
Information
-
Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:652 pages, 4 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/11/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108038362
Other Formats
- Paperback / softback from £39.32
Information
-
Out of StockMore expected soonContact us for further information
- Format:Paperback / softback
- Pages:652 pages, 4 Plates, black and white
- Publisher:Cambridge University Press
- Publication Date:08/11/2011
- Category:
- ISBN:9781108038362
