{"product_id":"i-too-am-here-selections-from-the-letters-of-jane-welsh-carlyle-paperback-9780521134989","title":"I Too am Here; Selections from the Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle (Paperback) 9780521134989","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eI Too am Here\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eSelections from the Letters of Jane Welsh Carlyle\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis fascinating collection of Jane Carlyle's letters are arranged in sections corresponding to the main themes in her life.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAlan Simpson (Introduction by), Mary McQueen Simpson (Introduction by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780521134989, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback, published 11 March 2010\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e336 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.9 cm, 0.5 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eAlan and Mary McQueen Simpson introduce this selection from Jane Carlyle's letters with an assessment of her character, her marriage to 'my Man of Genius' Thomas Carlyle and her art of letter writing. The letters are arranged in sections corresponding to the main themes in her life. The selection begins with the strange, prolonged courtship; portraits, conscious and unconscious, of herself and her husband follow; much is about running the Chelsea house at 5 Cheyne Row, protecting Carlyle from noise, neighbours and bedbugs; a whole section is devoted to a Dickensian succession of mostly awful servants; another is about her 'outings' - including a deeply poignant account of her return to her childhood home; another deals with Carlyle's infatuation with Lady Ashburton as well as Jane's 'puddling health' and her recovery. This is a book to read right through with riveted enjoyment. It is one of the most fascinating correspondences in the English language.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eList of illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Preface\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgements\u003cbr\u003e Chronology\u003cbr\u003e The Welsh and Carlyle families\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Courtship\u003cbr\u003e 2. Self-portrait\u003cbr\u003e 3. Portrait of Carlyle\u003cbr\u003e 4. Victorian housewife\u003cbr\u003e 5. Upstairs and downstairs\u003cbr\u003e 6. Outings\u003cbr\u003e 7. In search of her lost youth\u003cbr\u003e 8. Guardian angel\u003cbr\u003e 9. Lady Ashburton\u003cbr\u003e 10. Illness\u003cbr\u003e 9. Living miracle\u003cbr\u003e Further reading\u003cbr\u003e Index.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: general [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: general\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20general%20%5BDSB%5D%22\"\u003eDSB\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46004594475288,"sku":"9780521134989","price":39.29,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9780521134989i_1f5a4df4-7475-401c-8294-2a629a0de05c.jpg?v=1691372199","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/i-too-am-here-selections-from-the-letters-of-jane-welsh-carlyle-paperback-9780521134989","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}