{"product_id":"the-literary-life-and-correspondence-of-the-countess-of-blessington-paperback-9781108048316","title":"The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108048316","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eThe Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eR. R. Madden's 1855 three-volume biography of the Countess of Blessington documents her brilliant literary salon and her eventual financial ruin.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRichard Robert Madden (Author), Marguerite Blessington (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781108048316, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 26 April 2012\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e536 pages, 1 b\/w illus.\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 3 cm, 0.67 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\"\u003eFollowing her advantageous second marriage, the famous beauty Marguerite, Countess of Blessington (1789–1849), presided over one of London's most glittering salons, variously attended by Thomas Moore, Disraeli, Bulwer Lytton and Dickens. After her husband's death in 1829, she augmented her income by writing, most notably her Conversations with Lord Byron, which recounted her acquaintance with the poet in Genoa. Despite considerable success, her debt-ridden establishment collapsed in 1849 and Lady Blessington fled to Paris, where she died. This 1855 biography and letters, in three volumes was edited by R. R. Madden (1798–1886), colonial administrator and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, who had first met the Blessingtons in Naples in 1821. It illuminates the role of the salon hostess and its many financial and emotional pressures. Volume 1 includes an account of her life and literary career, and a brief life of the Count d'Orsay, her long-term companion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eIntroduction\u003cbr\u003e 1. Notices of the Earl of Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 2. Departure of the Blessingtons from London, on a continental tour, September, 1822\u003cbr\u003e 3. Byron and the Blessingtons at Genoa\u003cbr\u003e 4. The City and Bay of Naples\u003cbr\u003e 5. Departure from Naples\u003cbr\u003e 6. Return to Paris, in June, 1828\u003cbr\u003e 7. Conversational powers of distinguished persons\u003cbr\u003e 8. The break-up at Gore House\u003cbr\u003e 9. Arrival of Lady Blessington in Paris, in the middle of April, 1849\u003cbr\u003e 10. Notice of the career, literary tastes, and talents of Lady Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 11. Notice of the writings of Lady Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 12. Lines addressed to Lady Blessington by various persons\u003cbr\u003e 13. Notice of Count Alfred d'Orsay\u003cbr\u003e Appendix.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900 [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Literary studies: c 1800 to c 1900\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Literary%20studies:%20c%201800%20to%20c%201900%20%20%5BDSBF%5D%22\"\u003eDSBF\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":46266087506200,"sku":"9781108048316","price":40.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108048316i.jpg?v=1696746819","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-literary-life-and-correspondence-of-the-countess-of-blessington-paperback-9781108048316","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}