Letters From Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, 1652-54

This 1888 publication reproduces all Osborne's letters to Temple. The pair conducted a secret epistolary courtship in the mid-seventeenth century.

List of contents

1. Introduction; 2. Early letters; 3. Life at Chicksands; 4. Despondency; 5. The last of Chicksands; 6. Visiting; 7. The end of the third volume; Appendix; Index.

Summary

First published in 1888, this work reproduces Osborne's secret letters to Temple. The pair conducted an epistolary courtship in the mid-seventeenth century, despite the objections of both their families. The lawyer Edward Abbott Parry (1863–1943) was the first to publish the entire surviving correspondence, with valuable editorial commentary.

Product details

• Authors: Dorothy Osborne, Osborne Dorothy
• Assisted by: Edward Abbott Parry (Editor), Parry Edward Abbott (Editor)
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 20.03.2014
• EAN: 9781108070553
• ISBN: 978-1-108-07055-3
• No. of pages: 348
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies; European History, English, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, British & Irish history, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Literary studies: c 1500 to c 1800, Literary studies: c 1600 to c 1800, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700