Miscellany of prose and verse compiled by Lady Elizabeth Bridgeman, 1780s

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CMV33097

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Staffordshire & Stoke-on-Trent Archives

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D1287/19/6/20 [TEMPORARY REF.], ‘Manuscript booklet of ‘miscellaneous prose and verse”

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Miscellany of prose and verse compiled by Lady Elizabeth Bridgeman, 1780s

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Lady Elizabeth Bridgeman: Author

Various: Compiler

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English

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Brief Summary:

A miscellany of prose and verse compiled by Lady Elizabeth Bridgeman in the 1780s.

Detailed Summary:

Extracts from various prose and poetical works, written in the hand of Lady Elizabeth Bridgeman, including:

Sir Charles Grandison by Richardson
The works of Alexander Pope
Remarks on the Oglethorpe family
Passage on the duties of a wife
Passage on the death of Eliza
Various pieces to be read aloud or acted, possibly in the theatre at Weston, including one mentioning acting and marked ‘spoke by Mr B’ and another mentioning Lady Bridgeman
Note on Voltaire’s writing of Candide in 2 days.

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Candide, Drama, Lady Bridgeman, Marriage, Oglethorpe Family, Prose, Sir Charles Grandison, Verse, Weston

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Miscellany, Poetry, Theatre

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Ink on paper

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Formerly part of the personal papers of Lady Elizabeth Bridgeman (née Simpson), Lady Bradford (1735-1806).

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Record created by:

Zoe Screti

Record created on:

30 May 2024