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[Selection of Hester Lynch Piozzi's annotations in the Spectator]
From: Annotations in the Spectator, 1794-1812
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[Selection of Hester Lynch Piozzi's annotations in the Spectator]
From: Annotations in the Spectator, 1794-1812
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| Creator: | Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821 |
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1794-1812 |
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Piozzi’s annotations range from brief notes on the text of the essays to lengthy anecdotes; quotations from and comments on other English authors; and social and historical observations. There are eight references to Samuel Johnson, and several to the Prince of Wales; other historical figures mentioned include the Duke of Marlborough and Lord Nelson. Historical observations include the disappearance of road signposts; changes in the staging of Shakespeare’s plays; variations in women’s fashions and in attitudes toward women authors. Piozzi also includes personal reminiscences and corrections to the text.
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1 vol. ; 23 cm.
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Vol. 4
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