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Following her advantageous second marriage, the famous beauty
Marguerite, Countess of Blessington (1789 1849), presided over one
of London's most glittering salons, variously attended by Thomas
Moore, Disraeli, Bulwer Lytton, and Dickens. After her husband's
death in 1829, she augmented her income by writing, most notably
her Conversations with Lord Byron, which recounted her acquaintance
with the poet in Genoa. Despite considerable success, her
debt-ridden establishment collapsed in 1849 and Lady Blessington
fled to Paris, where she died. This 1855 biography and letters, in
three volumes was edited by R. R. Madden (1798 1886), colonial
administrator and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, who had
first met the Blessingtons in Naples in 1821. It illuminates the
role of the salon hostess and its many financial and emotional
pressures. Volume 1 includes an account of her life and literary
career, and a brief life of the Count d'Orsay, her long-term
companion.
Following her advantageous second marriage, the famous beauty
Marguerite, Countess of Blessington (1789 1849), presided over one
of London's most glittering salons, variously attended by Thomas
Moore, Disraeli, Bulwer Lytton, and Dickens. After her husband's
death in 1829, she augmented her income by writing, most notably
her Conversations with Lord Byron, which recounted her acquaintance
with the poet in Genoa. Despite considerable success, her
debt-ridden establishment collapsed in 1849 and Lady Blessington
fled to Paris, where she died. This 1855 biography and letters, in
three volumes was edited by R. R. Madden (1798 1886), colonial
administrator and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, who had
first met the Blessingtons in Naples in 1821. It illuminates the
intriguing social role of the salon hostess and its many financial
and emotional pressures. Volume 2 contains brief biographies of her
various correspondents, followed by their letters.
Following her advantageous second marriage, the famous beauty
Marguerite, Countess of Blessington (1789 1849), presided over one
of London's most glittering salons, variously attended by Thomas
Moore, Disraeli, Bulwer Lytton, and Dickens. After her husband's
death in 1829, she augmented her income by writing, most notably
her Conversations with Lord Byron, which recounted her acquaintance
with the poet in Genoa. Despite considerable success, her
debt-ridden establishment collapsed in 1849 and Lady Blessington
fled to Paris, where she died. This 1855 biography and letters, in
three volumes was edited by R. R. Madden (1798 1886), colonial
administrator and Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons, who had
first met the Blessingtons in Naples in 1821. It illuminates the
intriguing social role of the salon hostess and its many financial
and emotional pressures. Volume 3 contains further brief
biographies of her various correspondents, followed by their
letters.
This scarce antiquarian book is included in our special Legacy
Reprint Series. In the interest of creating a more extensive
selection of rare historical book reprints, we have chosen to
reproduce this title even though it may possibly have occasional
imperfections such as missing and blurred pages, missing text, poor
pictures, markings, dark backgrounds and other reproduction issues
beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as a part of our commitment to protecting,
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