MC
prefaced it with a verse dedication to Thomas, Lord Erskine
(an eminent lawyer who had defended Thomas Paine
for publishing the Rights of Man). She praises him for charity and patriotism. A second...
Family and Intimate relationships
Margaret Calderwood
MC
had two Erskine nephews, Henry
and Thomas
, who kept up the tradition of brilliant and liberal legal careers.
She had already by this date, on a visit to London, met Boswell
, the biographer, and found him a stranger biped than any she knew.
MacNaughton, Angus. Burns’ Mrs Riddell. A Biography. Volturna Press, 1975.
63
By this time, too, her political contacts included...
Friends, Associates
Mary Russell Mitford
A few years later, as a published author, MRM
became friendly with James Perry
(editor of the Morning Chronicle). At his house she met a number of eminent men: politicians Lord Brougham
and Lord Erskine
Occupation
Maria Riddell
In the same year, 1803, she was suggested by Thomas Erskine
as a suitable person to become governess to the seven-year-old Princess Charlotte
, who stood second in line for the British throne. She wrote...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text
Eglinton Wallace
The indignant preface claims that the play was seen with delight by the most distinguished and numerous part of the audience,
Wallace, Eglinton. The Ton, or Follies of Fashion. A Comedy. T, Hookham, 1788.
i
but that these were powerless against influential individuals who knew beforehand that their...
Theme or Topic Treated in Text
Elizabeth Moody
Personal matters mingle with others of public or topical interest, as EM
addresses Joseph Priestley
on the inter-relation of matter and spirit, Marie Antoinette
on her sufferings before her execution, and Dr Thomas Huet
on...
Timeline
September 1794: Indictments against Thomas Hardy, John Horne...