SW
bore her eldest child, Samuel Wesley the younger
, at her parents' home; her husband
was away at the time serving as a navy chaplain.
Wesley, Susanna. “Introduction”. Susanna Wesley: The Complete Writings, edited by Charles Wallace, Oxford University Press.
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Residence
Susanna Wesley
Her next move was to her son Samuel
, a headmaster at Tiverton in Devon.
Wesley, Susanna. “Introduction”. Susanna Wesley: The Complete Writings, edited by Charles Wallace, Oxford University Press.
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Textual Production
Susanna Wesley
SW
wrote a vividly descriptive letter to her son Samuel
about the fire which destroyed the family home: by God's great mercy we all escaped.
Wesley, Susanna. Susanna Wesley: The Complete Writings. Editor Wallace, Charles, Oxford University Press.
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Textual Production
Susanna Wesley
SW
wrote to her son Samuel
, who was away at school, expressing a hope to do some small service to my children.
Wesley, Susanna. “Introduction”. Susanna Wesley: The Complete Writings, edited by Charles Wallace, Oxford University Press.
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Textual Production
Mehetabel Wright
Many of her poems, sent to relations, seem to have been lost in transit. Only a handful have been identified, though there may be more to come. Some which do survive are to be found...
Timeline
About 1760: A newly invented musical instrument, the...
Building item
About 1760
A newly invented musical instrument, the piano, was introduced into London; England soon became the world's leading piano producer.
Texts
Wright, Mehetabel, and Samuel Wesley. “An Ode upon Mrs. Em: Wesley”. Poems, p. 1: 36b.