1361029 LETTERS FROM MRS. DELANY (WIDOW OF DOCTOR PATRICK DELANY) TO MRS. FRANCES HAMILTON, FROM THE YEAR 1779, TO THE YEAR 1788; COMPRISING MANY UNPUBLISHED AND INTERESTING ANECDOTES OF THEIR LATE MAJESTIES AND THE ROYAL FAMILY. NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS. Mary Delany.
LETTERS FROM MRS. DELANY (WIDOW OF DOCTOR PATRICK DELANY) TO MRS. FRANCES HAMILTON, FROM THE YEAR 1779, TO THE YEAR 1788; COMPRISING MANY UNPUBLISHED AND INTERESTING ANECDOTES OF THEIR LATE MAJESTIES AND THE ROYAL FAMILY. NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS
LETTERS FROM MRS. DELANY (WIDOW OF DOCTOR PATRICK DELANY) TO MRS. FRANCES HAMILTON, FROM THE YEAR 1779, TO THE YEAR 1788; COMPRISING MANY UNPUBLISHED AND INTERESTING ANECDOTES OF THEIR LATE MAJESTIES AND THE ROYAL FAMILY. NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS
LETTERS FROM MRS. DELANY (WIDOW OF DOCTOR PATRICK DELANY) TO MRS. FRANCES HAMILTON, FROM THE YEAR 1779, TO THE YEAR 1788; COMPRISING MANY UNPUBLISHED AND INTERESTING ANECDOTES OF THEIR LATE MAJESTIES AND THE ROYAL FAMILY. NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS

LETTERS FROM MRS. DELANY (WIDOW OF DOCTOR PATRICK DELANY) TO MRS. FRANCES HAMILTON, FROM THE YEAR 1779, TO THE YEAR 1788; COMPRISING MANY UNPUBLISHED AND INTERESTING ANECDOTES OF THEIR LATE MAJESTIES AND THE ROYAL FAMILY. NOW FIRST PRINTED FROM THE ORIGINAL MANUSCRIPTS

London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1820. Second Edition. Octavo, v-xxiii, 106 pp. Good+; bound in contemporary marbled paper with 1/2 leather, spine label present but torn, rubbing to spine edges and corners; front hinge slightly cracked but binding else tight; text block darkened at top edge; pages clean; offsetting to title page from silhouette on facing page.

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Mary Delany (née Granville) (1700 – 1788) was an English artist, letter-writer, and bluestocking, known for her "paper-mosaicks" and botanic drawing, needlework and her lively correspondence. As a child she was given a good education in London, with the goal of becoming a Maid of Honor in the court of Queen Anne, but the queen's sudden death led to a Hanoverian court and a change in the tide of politics. She was widowed young without a jointure, but enjoyed the freedom to move about in society as she pleased that widowhood granted. Her friend Margaret Bentinck, the Duchess of Portland, introduced her to the famous botanist Joseph Banks, and she became interested in drawing, paper-cutting and embroidery using floral motifs. Her second marriage, to an Irish theologian, was much happier and allowed her to pursue her artistic talents and study of botany. When Dr. Delany died, she returned to London and became part of the inner circle of King George III and Queen Charlotte, teaching their children the botanical arts she had perfected. It was through Mrs. Delany that Fanny Burney attained her court appointment as Mistress of the Robes to the Queen. (via Wikipedia)

Jane Austen never met the Royal Family, but she did comment on them occasionally in her letters - she was as susceptible to gossip and intrigue as anyone. She had strong feelings about the Prince Regent's profligacy and poor treatment of his wife, but grudgingly dedicated Emma to him upon receiving word from his librarian that he wished it.

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