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, 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, 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 | 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... |
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. 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 , 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, 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 , pp. 418-24. 422 |
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Texts
Griffith, Richard, and Elizabeth Griffith. A Series of Genuine Letters between Henry and Frances. W. Johnston, 1757.
Griffith, Elizabeth et al. “The Delicate Distress”. Two Novels. In Letters, T. Becket and P. A. De Hondt, 1769, p. Volumes 1 and 2.