Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
Richard Griffith
Standard Name: Griffith, Richard,, d. 1788
Connections
Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
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death | Elizabeth Griffith | Her husband
had died on 11 February 1788. |
Family and Intimate relationships | Elizabeth Griffith | EG
married Richard Griffith
in a private ceremony, with a witness present (Margaret Hamilton, Countess of Ossory
) who if necessary could later testify to its legality. Griffith, Elizabeth. “Introduction”. The Delicate Distress, edited by Cynthia Booth Ricciardi and Susan Staves, University Press of Kentucky, 1997, p. vii - xviii. viii, xxix |
Publishing | Charlotte Brooke | Her father had cherished a never-executed project for a history of ancient Irish literature. Ashley, Leonard R. N. et al. “Introduction”. Reliques of Irish Poetry, Scholars’ Facsimiles and Reprints, 1970, p. v - xv. vi |
Publishing | Elizabeth Griffith | The first two volumes of A Series of Genuine Letters Between Henry and Frances—that is, between EG
and her future husband, Richard Griffith
—were published at both Dublin and London. Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers. 27 (1757): 191 |
Residence | Elizabeth Griffith | EG
was back in Ireland at Danesfort in Kilkenny, working as a companion; her husband
was also a member of the household. Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/. |
Textual Production | Elizabeth Griffith | Volumes 3 and 4 of A Series of Genuine Letters Between Henry and Frances, by EG
and Richard Griffith
, were published. Critical Review. W. Simpkin and R. Marshall, 5 series. 23 (1767): 30 |
Textual Production | Elizabeth Griffith | EG
and Richard Griffith
published the final two volumes of A Series of Genuine Letters Between Henry and Frances. Norton, J. E. “Some Uncollected Authors XXII: Elizabeth Griffith 1727-1793”. The Book Collector, Vol. 8 , 1959, pp. 418-24. 421 |
Textual Production | Elizabeth Griffith | EG
and her husband
both contributed translations to Voltaire
's works in English, issued by William Kenrick
in these years. Gentleman’s Magazine. Various publishers. 49 (1779): 198 Griffith, Elizabeth. “Introduction”. The Delicate Distress, edited by Cynthia Booth Ricciardi and Susan Staves, University Press of Kentucky, 1997, p. vii - xviii. xxxii |
Textual Production | Elizabeth Griffith | EG
and her husband
published an unusual 4-volume joint venture: Two Novels. In Letters, in which Elizabeth's contribution was The Delicate Distress, in two volumes. Norton, J. E. “Some Uncollected Authors XXII: Elizabeth Griffith 1727-1793”. The Book Collector, Vol. 8 , 1959, pp. 418-24. 422 |
Textual Production | Elizabeth Griffith | The volume included an essay on translation by EG
's husband
. She had received forty guineas for this from James Dodsley
on 4 March. The Dublin edition, 1788, gives her name. One more Dublin... |
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Texts
Griffith, Richard, d. 1788, and Elizabeth Griffith. A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances. W. Johnston, 1757, 6 vols.
Griffith, Elizabeth et al. “The Delicate Distress”. Two Novels. In Letters, T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1769, p. Volumes 1 and 2.