{"product_id":"the-literary-life-and-correspondence-of-the-countess-of-blessington-paperback-9781108048323","title":"The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108048323","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\"\u003e9781108048323, 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, 2 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 intriguing social role of the salon hostess and its many financial and emotional pressures. Volume 2 contains brief biographies of her various correspondents, followed by their letters.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Preliminary notice of the correspondence of Lady Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 2. Notice of Sir William Gell, and sketch of his character by James Ramsay, Esq.\u003cbr\u003e 3. Letters of Sir William Gell to Lady Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 4. Letters of Sir William Gell to Lady Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 5. Letters of Sir William Gell to Lady Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 6. Notice of Sir William Drummond\u003cbr\u003e 7. Notices of Charles Reilly, Esq., Surgeon, R.N.\u003cbr\u003e 8. Notice of the Honourable Richard Keppel Craven, and Margravine of Anspach\u003cbr\u003e 9. Notice and letters of Thomas James Mathias, Esq.\u003cbr\u003e 10. Notice and letters of Coun Matuschewitz\u003cbr\u003e 11. Notice and letters of the Duke D'Ossuna\u003cbr\u003e 12. Notice and letters of Monsieur Eugene Sue\u003cbr\u003e 13. Notice and letters of Casimer Delavigne\u003cbr\u003e 14. Letter from John Auldjo, Esq., to Lady Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 15. Notice and letters of the Countess Guiccioli, now Mdme. la Marquise de Boissy\u003cbr\u003e 16. Notice and letters of L. E. L.\u003cbr\u003e 17. Notice and letters of the Contessa America Vespucci, Mrs. Sigourney, Miss Sheridan, Mrs. Abell, the Betsy Balcombe of St. Helena, Miss Roberts, Mrs. Romer\u003cbr\u003e 18. Notice of Walter Savage Landor\u003cbr\u003e 19. Letters of W. S. Landor to Lady Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 20. Notice of John Forster, Esq.\u003cbr\u003e 21. Notice and letters of Sir Edward Bulwer Lytton.\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":46266087702808,"sku":"9781108048323","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108048323i.jpg?v=1696746808","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-literary-life-and-correspondence-of-the-countess-of-blessington-paperback-9781108048323","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}