Mary Howitt 2 Volume Set
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 half of Howitt's life: a Quaker childhood, marriage to William Howitt, and family life in Nottingham, Esher, and Heidelberg. Volume 2 describes her European travels, the deaths of two sons, the couple's increasing interest in spiritualism, and Mary's eventual conversion to Catholicism. For more information on this author, see
http://orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=howima
Product details
January 2011Multiple copy pack
9781108025751
740 pages
217 × 138 × 43 mm
1kg
Temporarily unavailable - available from TBC
Table of Contents
- Volume 1:
- 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. Volume 2:
- 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.