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Excerpt from Mrs. Delany (Mary Granville): A Memoir, 1700-1788
IN 1861-62 Mrs. Delany''s Autobiography and Correspond ence, edited by the late Lady Llanover, was published by Mr. Bentley in six volumes, the price being five pounds the set. This edition, the size and cost of which placed it beyond the reach of the general public, has long been out of print. In 1898 I received permission from the representatives of Mrs. Delany''s family to prepare an abridged or popular version of the book. In this work I have had the kind help and encouragement of the late editor''s daughter, the Honourable Mrs. Herbert of Llanover, who was so good as to give me the opportunity of examining the manuscripts, pictures, embroideries, and other relics of Mrs. Delany which are now preserved at Llanover. Among the papers I found several interesting unpublished letters as well as some curious records of the social life of the period. Those that are in Mrs. Belamy''s own hand are inserted, in their proper order, in the body of the work, while the remainder wi be found in a supplemental chapter. Mr. Ram, q.c., another.
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IN 1861-62 Mrs. Delany''s Autobiography and Correspond ence, edited by the late Lady Llanover, was published by Mr. Bentley in six volumes, the price being five pounds the set. This edition, the size and cost of which placed it beyond the reach of the general public, has long been out of print. In 1898 I received permission from the representatives of Mrs. Delany''s family to prepare an abridged or popular version of the book. In this work I have had the kind help and encouragement of the late editor''s daughter, the Honourable Mrs. Herbert of Llanover, who was so good as to give me the opportunity of examining the manuscripts, pictures, embroideries, and other relics of Mrs. Delany which are now preserved at Llanover. Among the papers I found several interesting unpublished letters as well as some curious records of the social life of the period. Those that are in Mrs. Belamy''s own hand are inserted, in their proper order, in the body of the work, while the remainder wi be found in a supplemental chapter. Mr. Ram, q.c., another.
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Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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