Taylor, Mary. Mary Taylor, Friend of Charlotte Brontë: Letters from New Zealand and Elsewhere. Editor Stevens, Joan, Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press, 1972.
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Martha Taylor
Standard Name: Taylor, Martha
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Taylor | MT
had five siblings: her sister Martha
and brothers Joshua
, John
, Joseph
and William Waring
, with the latter of whom she emigrated to New Zealand. |
| Family and Intimate relationships | Mary Taylor | MT
's sister Martha
died of cholera in Koekelberg. Taylor, Mary. Mary Taylor, Friend of Charlotte Brontë: Letters from New Zealand and Elsewhere. Editor Stevens, Joan, Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press, 1972. 39 |
| Friends, Associates | Mary Taylor | MT
became close friends with Charlotte Brontë, and always remained loyal to her, despite their disagreements. Murray, Janet Horowitz, and Mary Taylor. “Introduction”. Miss Miles; or, A Tale of Yorkshire Life 60 Years Ago, Oxford University Press, 1990, p. vii - xxiv. xi |
| Health | Mary Taylor | Suffering from a disordered stomach,MT
travelled with her sister Martha
to Wales for a three-week holiday. qtd. in Taylor, Mary. Mary Taylor, Friend of Charlotte Brontë: Letters from New Zealand and Elsewhere. Editor Stevens, Joan, Auckland University Press; Oxford University Press, 1972. 15 |
| Travel | Mary Taylor |
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1668: Martha Taylor attracted attention for fasting:...
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Martha Taylor
attracted attention for fasting: the first published account, largely in her own words, presented her abstinence as holy; an account for the Royal Society
attacked both this text and Taylor herself.
Hollis, Karen. “Fasting Women: Bodily Claims and Narrative Crises in Eighteenth-Century Science”. Eighteenth-Century Studies, Vol.
34
, No. 4, 1 June 2001–2026, pp. 523-38. 525-7
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