The Life and Adventures of a Clever Woman: Illustrated with Occasional Extracts from Her Diary, المجلد 2Hurst and Blackett, 1854 |
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acquaintance admirable AGNES STRICKLAND amusement avowed beautiful believe better bound brother Buckhurst Buckinghamshire Captain Knighton Catherine Herbert certainly Charlotte Morris Charlotte's Cheaper Edition child clever daugh daughter dearest decidedly delightful DIARY Dick Dick Richards dinner doubt drawing-room fancy father feel felt flattering Folkstone fortune Frederic Henderson Frederick Henderson George rose give Gloucester Place greatly happy heart heroine honour hope husband indulgent Irish lace Julia Tremayne kind knew Lady Hen Lady Henderson Lady Julia Tremaine ladyship little girl little Zelah look Madame Von Oberstein manner marriage marry ment mind Miss Herbert Miss Morris Montague Herbert morning Mortlake mother never object papa parties Pepys perfectly perhaps person poor Zelah Portraits possible post 8vo present pretty Queen received replied returned seemed Sir George Henderson sister smile sort sure tague tell thing thought tion truth wife wish young lady Zelah Richards
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الصفحة 308 - A most valuable and entertaining work." — Chronicle. " This interesting and well-written work, in which the severe truth of history takes almost the wildness of romance, will constitute a valuable addition to our biographical literature.
الصفحة 308 - A valuable contribution to historical knowledge. It contains a mass of every kind of historical matter of interest, which industry and research could collect. We have derived much entertainment and instruction from the work.
الصفحة 307 - England,' embodying the important collections which have been brought to light since the appearance of earlier impressions, is now offered to the world, embellished with Portraits of every Queen, from authentic and properly verified sources.
الصفحة 308 - ... of our annals which she has described an interesting and valuable study. She has given a most valuable contribution to the history of England, and we have no hesitation in affirming that no one can be said to possess an accurate knowledge of the history of the country who has not studied this truly national work, which, in this new edition, has received all the aids that further research on the part of the author, and of embellishment on the part of the publishers, could tend to make it still...
الصفحة 310 - Diary that throws a distinct and vivid light over the picture of England and its government during the period succeeding the Restoration. If, quitting the broad path of history, we look for minute information concerning ancient manners and customs, the progress of arts and sciences, and the various branches of antiquity, we have never seen a mine so rich as these volumes. The variety of Pepys' tastes and pursuits led him into almost every department of life.
الصفحة 306 - Miss Burney's Diary, sparkling with wit, teeming with lively anecdote, and delectable gossip, and full of sound and discreet views of persons and things, will be perused with interest by all classes of readers.
الصفحة 308 - We must pronounce Miss Strickland beyond all comparison the most entertaining historian in the English language. She is certainly a woman of powerful and active mind, as well as of scrupulous justice and honesty of purpose.