{"product_id":"the-literary-life-and-correspondence-of-the-countess-of-blessington-paperback-9781108048330","title":"The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington (Paperback \/ softback) 9781108048330","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\"\u003e9781108048330, 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\"\u003e534 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 intriguing social role of the salon hostess and its many financial and emotional pressures. Volume 3 contains further 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. Notice and letters of the Marquess Wellesley\u003cbr\u003e 2. Notice and letters of the late Duke of Wellington\u003cbr\u003e 3. Notice and letters of Lord Brougham to Lady Blessington\u003cbr\u003e 4. Notices and letters of Isaac D'Israeli, Esq.\u003cbr\u003e 5. Notice and letters of Joseph Jekyll, Esq.\u003cbr\u003e 6. Notice and letters of Doctor Samuel Parr, LL.D.\u003cbr\u003e 7. Notices and letters of Thomas Moore, Esq.\u003cbr\u003e 8. Notices and letters of B. Simmons, Esq. and John Kenyon\u003cbr\u003e 9. Notices and letters of W. H. Ainsworth, Esq.\u003cbr\u003e 10. Miscellaneous letters\u003cbr\u003e 11. Epistolary curiosities, etc.\u003cbr\u003e 12. Correspondence with the Mathews\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Index.\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":46266087276824,"sku":"9781108048330","price":38.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781108048330i.jpg?v=1696746756","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/the-literary-life-and-correspondence-of-the-countess-of-blessington-paperback-9781108048330","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}