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Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi (née Salusbury; 27 January 1741 or 16 January 1740 – 2 May 1821), was a Welsh writer and socialite who was an important source on Samuel Johnson and 18th-century British life.
The text which follows is a fictional narrative of Hester Lynch Thrale’s visit, based on fragments and testimonies that can be found at the exhibition, Visitors to Versailles, at the Château de Versailles until 25th of February 2018.
Apr 30, 2024 · Hester Lynch Piozzi (born Jan. 27, 1740, Bodvel, Carnarvonshire, Wales—died May 2, 1821, Clifton, Bristol, Eng.) was an English writer and friend of Samuel Johnson. In 1763 she married a wealthy brewer named Henry Thrale.
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Nov 30, 2008 · When Henry Thrale died, in 1781—grief-stricken at the death of his only son, he more or less ate himself to death—Johnson’s circle took it for granted that he would marry Hester.
Hester: The Remarkable Life of Dr Johnson’s ‘Dear Mistress’. This is the biography of Hester Thrale, nee Salusbury. Relying heavily on over thirty years of her own writings known charmingly as Thraliana, Hester paints a picture of an extraordinary and idiosyncratic lady.
Feb 4, 2017 · Hester Lynch Thrale was a Welsh author and was mostly remembered as the diarist who wrote a lot about Dr. Samuel Johnson. He was 32 years older than Hester, who was only 23, and yet, they bonded since the moment they met, their friendship lasting twenty years until Johnson’s death.
An illustrated talk by Cassie Ulph of the University of Manchester for the Streatham Society on 29th April 2021The death of Hester Piozzi on 2 May 1821 marke...
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