| The Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple Contributor(s): Osborne, Dorothy (Author), Parry, E. A. (Introduction by) |
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ISBN: 1169847250 ISBN-13: 9781169847255 Publisher: Kessinger Publishing OUR PRICE: $41.36 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2011 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 11.02" W x 8.5" (2.30 lbs) 328 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: (LARGE PRINT EDITION) 1914. Dorothy Osborne's sole literary remains consist of a slim book of 77 letters written to her husband-to-be, Sir William Temple, during their courtship, plus 9 letters written after their marriage. The letters are brilliantly written and show a flair for self-examination. They form almost a novel in themselves, and subsequent readers have found them both fascinating and stylistically charming. It has won its place among readers as a beautiful autograph portrait of a virtuous, amiable, and sensible woman, who, by the natural charm of her literary-style, is as much alive today as she was to the squires and shepherds and carriers of the English countryside which was her beloved home. |
