Memoirs of Mrs. Letitia Pilkington, wife to the Rev. Mr. Matthew Pilkington : wherein are occasionally interspersed all her poems, with anecdotes of several eminent persons, living and dead : among others, Dean, Swift, Alexander, Pope, Esq., &c., &c., &c. Vol. I,

In her personal and literary memoirs Laetitia Pilkington (c. 1706-1750) uses comment, report and gossip to describe her 'adventures and misadventures'. Born in Dublin, her childhood memories describe her admiration of her father John Van Lewen, obstetrician, who held progressive views towa...

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