Mary Howitt : an autobiography
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Mary Howitt : an autobiography
（Cambridge library collection, . Literary studies）
Cambridge University Press, 2010
- v. 1 : pbk
- v. 2 : pbk
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Reprint. Originally published: London : Isbister, 1889
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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v. 1 : pbk ISBN 9781108025737
Description
Mary Howitt (1799-1888) was one of the most prolific female writers and translators of her day, producing over a hundred titles in her lifetime. Held in high regard by her contemporaries, Howitt was best known for her Scandinavian interests, particularly for her translations of Frederika Bremer and Hans Christian Andersen. She also published numerous collections of poetry and stories, sometimes in partnership with her husband, the writer William Howitt. This two-volume autobiography was published posthumously in 1889, and was completed and edited by her daughter Margaret. Volume 1 covers the first forty-four years of Howitt's life: a Quaker childhood, marriage to William Howitt, the birth of their children, and family life in Nottingham, Esher, and Heidelberg. It also includes several illustrations of family members and various residences. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=howima.
Table of Contents
- 1. Parentage and descent, 1758-1796
- 2. Early days at Uttoxeter, 1796-1809
- 3. Girlhood, 1809-1821
- 4. My husband's narrative, 1792-1821
- 5. First years of married life, 1821-1824
- 6. In Nottingham, 1824-1830
- 7. In Nottingham, continued, 1830-1836
- 8. At Esher, 1836-1840
- 9. In Germany, 1840-1843.
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v. 2 : pbk ISBN 9781108025744
Description
Mary Howitt (1799-1888) was one of the most prolific female writers and translators of her day, producing over a hundred titles in her lifetime. Held in high regard by her contemporaries, Howitt was best known for her Scandinavian interests, particularly for her translations of Frederika Bremer and Hans Christian Andersen. She also published numerous collections of poetry and stories, sometimes in partnership with her husband, the writer William Howitt. This two-volume autobiography was published posthumously in 1889, and was completed and edited by her daughter Margaret. Volume 2 focuses on the second half of Howitt's life, much of which was spent moving between England, Switzerland, Italy and Austria. It describes the death of two of her sons, her own and William's involvement with spiritualism, the death of her husband, and her eventual conversion to Catholicism. For more information on this author, see http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=howima
Table of Contents
- 1. At Clapton, 1843-1848
- 2. In St. John's Wood, 1848-1852
- 3. The Hermitage, 1852-1857
- 4. West Hill Lodge, 1857-1866
- 5. The Orchard, 1866-1870
- 6. In Switzerland and Italy, 1870-1871
- 7. Rome and Tyrol, 1871-1879
- 8. The home in Meran, 1879-1882
- 9. In the eternal city, 1882-1888
- Index.
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