Perdita: the life of Mary Robinson 9780007383085, 0007383088

Sex, fame and scandal in the theatrical, literary and social circles of late 18th-century England. One of the most flamb

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English Pages (352 pages) : illustrations Year 2005;2004

Perdita: the life of Mary Robinson
9780007383085, 0007383088

Once celebrated as “the English Sappho,” Mary Robinson was a major figure in British Romanticism. This volume offers a c

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Ty examines three late 18th century female authors coming from different social backgrounds but all grappling with a des

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Different parts of the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary are known from the second century onwards. Translations and adapt

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Different parts of the Life of the Blessed Virgin Mary are known from the second century onwards. Translations and adapt

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An insightful biography of Mary Ball Washington, the mother of our nation's father The Widow Washingtonis the firs

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Focusing on Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Mary Robinson and Mary Shelley, this book uses key concepts of androgyny, subjectiv

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The first literary biography of poet and author A. Mary F. Robinson, examining her impact on the Anglo-French community

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The first literary biography of poet and author A. Mary F. Robinson, examining her impact on the Anglo-French community

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One of the few women Impressionists, Mary Cassatt (1844-1926) had a life of paradoxes: American born, she lived and work

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Reproduction of the original: Life of Mary Queen of Scots by Henry Glassford Bell

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