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McIntyre, Ian

 
9781845294496: Hester: The remarkable life of Dr Johnson's 'Dear Mistress'
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ISBN 10 : 1845294491 ISBN 13 : 9781845294496
Editeur : Constable, 2008

Synopsis

Hester Salusbury was a child prodigy. Later, as Hester Thrale, her wit, learning and vivacity would attract the greats of the day, Joshua Reynolds, Fanny Burney, Boswell, David Garrick and Edmund Burke to the household at Streatham Park.

She published to great popularity and acclaim on Johnson, irritating the hell out of Boswell, and remains one of our most perceptive sources. One of our first female historians, a feminist without knowing it, she also broke new ground in politics and business.

When her husband died, rumours flew that she'd wed Johnson. Instead, she ran off with an Italian music teacher. The scandal consumed London society --- and her relationship with her daughters. But Hester was passionately in love (it was a love that nearly killed her).

This is a brightly lit portrait of an exceptional woman whose life, loves and letters make a vivid and important contribution to our understanding of Georgian England.

Praise for Ian McIntyre's Dirt & Deity: A Life of Robert Burns

'If you read Burns, then buy this. If you don't read Burns, then start.' Economist

'A shrewd, clear, comprehensive and wonderfully readable portrait of Burns as fallible man and gifted poet.' A.C. Grayling, Financial Times

For Joshua Reynolds:

'Stunning and richly entertaining...superlative. Philip Hensher, The Times.

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À propos de l'auteur

Ian McIntyre was Controller of BBC Radio 3 for nine years and is a former associate editor of The Times. He is the author of a highly acclaimed biography of Robert Burns ('the biography', Ian Hamilton, The Times) as well as lives of Joshua Reynolds, Garrick and the BBC's first Director-General, John Reith. He still broadcasts and is a regular contributor to The Times.

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Éditeur
Constable
Date d'édition
2008
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
1845294491
ISBN 13 
9781845294496
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
320
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