Album containing the correspondence of Benjamin Strutt of Colchester and John Pattison Jr. of Witham. The letters are highly literary in nature, and contain many references to, playful imitations of, and comments on MacPherson's <title>Ossian</title>,...
Description:
Available on microfilm.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Kames, Henry Home, Lord, 1696-1782, Macpherson, James, 1736-1796, Pattison, John Jr., 1758-1782., Strutt, Benjamin, 1754-1827., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Subject (Topic):
Influence, Classical studies, English literature, English poetry, Friendship, Sentimentalism in literature, Students, Books and reading, and Intellectual life
Papers relating to Catherine Talbot and her circle, including letters, essays and meditations by Talbot; letters to Talbot from Thomas Rundle, Thomas Secker, Agnes Talbot, and William Talbot; and third-party correspondence and writings by Sarah, Duche...
Description:
Catherine Talbot was the only child of the Rev. Edward Talbot, who died before she was born. She was educated in the household of Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury, where she was taught not only the Scriptures, but languages and astronomy. Talbo...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Berkeley, Anne., Cowper, Gilbert., Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806., Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774., Howard, Francis., Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744., Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805., Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721., Rundle, Thomas, 1688?-1743., Secker, Thomas, 1693-1768., Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, Duke of, 1660-1718., Talbot, Catherine, 1721-1770., Talbot, William, 1658 or 1659-1730., Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., and Warburton, William, 1698-1779.
Subject (Topic):
Women authors, English literature, and Women authors, English
Papers relating to Catherine Talbot and her circle, including letters, essays and meditations by Talbot; letters to Talbot from Thomas Rundle, Thomas Secker, Agnes Talbot, and William Talbot; and third-party correspondence and writings by Sarah, Duche...
Description:
Catherine Talbot was the only child of the Rev. Edward Talbot, who died before she was born. She was educated in the household of Thomas Secker, Archbishop of Canterbury, where she was taught not only the Scriptures, but languages and astronomy. Talbo...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain.
Subject (Name):
Berkeley, Anne., Cowper, Gilbert., Cavendish, Georgiana Spencer, Duchess of Devonshire, 1757-1806., Holland, Henry Fox, Baron, 1705-1774., Howard, Francis., Marlborough, Sarah Jennings Churchill, Duchess of, 1660-1744., Nelson, Horatio Nelson, Viscount, 1758-1805., Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721., Rundle, Thomas, 1688?-1743., Secker, Thomas, 1693-1768., Shrewsbury, Charles Talbot, Duke of, 1660-1718., Talbot, Catherine, 1721-1770., Talbot, William, 1658 or 1659-1730., Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745., and Warburton, William, 1698-1779.
Subject (Topic):
Women authors, English literature, and Women authors, English
