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May 15, 2024 · "Conversations of Lord Byron with the Countess of Blessington" by Marguerite Power Gardiner offers a compelling insight into the complex personality of the renowned poet Lord Byron....
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3 days ago · Mr. Madden, in his "Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington," says:—"For nineteen years Lady Blessington had maintained, at first in Seamore Place, and afterwards at Kensington, a position almost queen-like in the world of intellectual distinction, in fashionable literary society, reigning over the best circles of London ...
15 hours ago · Named the Bolivar, it was later sold to Charles John Gardiner, 1st Earl of Blessington, and Marguerite, Countess of Blessington, when Byron left for Greece in 1823. Byron attended the beachside cremation of Shelley, which was orchestrated by Trelawny after Williams and Shelley drowned in a boating accident on 8 July 1822.
1 day ago · Some fifteen years later the house once again became celebrated for its salons, although of a very different kind, when it was the home of the Countess of Blessington, the society beauty and writer, and Count D'Orsay, one of the foremost dandies of his time. D'Orsay, who was married to, but separated from, Lady Blessington's step-daughter ...
May 5, 2024 · This three-volume set of The Literary Life and Correspondence of the Countess of Blessington is a fascinating glimpse into the world of literature and society in 19th-century London. The author, R. R. Madden, and the countess herself, Marguerite Gardiner, were both influential figures in the literary scene of their time.
May 21, 2024 · Countess of Carberry, a Pass. De Lizola, Resident from the Emperor, a Protection. Mr. Wortley Gent. of the Privy Chamber, Privilege. Blake versus Goodwin. Dr. Hughes, a Pass to Holland. Serjeant Finch Leave to be absent. Inhabitants of St. Cuhtbert's versus Mr. Thorne, their Minister. James and Fairfax. Adjourn. Footnotes