Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
The first edited collection of the correspondence of novelist Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), published in 1804.
Synopsis
Samuel Richardson (1689-1761), the English writer and printer best known for his epistolary novels, including Pamela and Clarissa, had preserved copies of his extensive correspondence with a view to its eventual publication, and these volumes, published in 1804, contain a biography of Richardson and a selection from his letters.
Table of Contents
Correspondence with Lady Echlin; Correspondence with the Rev. Mr. Peckard; Correspondence the Rev. Mark Hildesley (Bishop of Sodor and Mann); Correspondence with the Rev. Mr. Loftus; Correspondence with the Rev. Mr. Skelton; Correspondence with the Rev. J. Stinstra; Correspondence with Mr. Defreval, Dr. Johnson, &c.; Ode to Mr. Highmore, on Mr. Richardson sitting to him for his picture; Ode on the death of Clarissa, from the German of Major Hoharst; Correspondence with Miss Sack, Mr. Reich, &c.; History of Mrs. Beaumont.