Richard Phillips

In manuscript this novel, planned in the same early period as St. Clair, extended to six volumes, transcribed for its author by a young admirer, Francis Crossley . She later said that...

She wrote it in summer 1805 as a guest at Longford House near Sligo. In a preface written for a later edition she said that at the time it appeared it was dangerous...

Early that year, following the death of Richardson's last surviving daughter, Richard Phillips had acquired an amazing hoard of Richardson letters. Phillips was unpleasant to work for, both bullying and suspicious, but for her editorial...

Richard Phillips issued a revised and expanded edition of MS 's Letters from Italy as Travels in Italy. The significant addition was material on France (now accessible again after the peace of Amiens).

The publisher Richard Phillips printed three small volumes of Correspondence between Frances, Countess of Hartford and Henrietta Louisa, Countess of Pomfret , between the Years 1738 and 1741.

Sydney Owenson was in London for the first time, having travelled there to meet her first English publisher, Richard Phillips ; the sea crossing was horribly rough.

An application to the Royal Literary Fund was secretly made on SW 's behalf by a relation of Elizabeth Heyrick (perhaps her mother) and the publisher Richard Phillips ; they got her a grant of...