Young Josiah had the idea for this volume when he had been staying with the Taylors, and his father, Thomas Conder
, was the book's publisher.
Armitage, Doris Mary. The Taylors of Ongar. W. Heffer and Sons.
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The young authors dedicated it both to James Montgomery
Publishing
Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger
It appeared jointly with James Montgomery
's West Indies, A Poem and James Grahame
's Africa Delivered. The volume has engravings by Robert Smirke
.
Benger, Elizabeth Ogilvy et al. “A Poem, Occasioned by the Abolition of the Slave Trade, in 1806”. Poems on the Abolition of the Slave Trade, R. Bowyer.
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Friends, Associates
Lucy Aikin
In her memoirs LA
claims to have been acquainted with all the notable literary women of her time. She was a close friend of Joanna Baillie
and Elizabeth Ogilvy Benger
. Another important friend and...
