Court and private life in the time of Queen Charlotte : being the journals of Mrs Papendiek, assistant keeper of the wardrobe and reader to Her Majesty. Vol. II,
Charlotte Papendiek (1765-1839) wrote this autobiography for her children. It contains a detailed account of 18th century Hanoverian court life and intrigue, with anecdotes and gossip. Her father was Frederick Albert of Saxe-Teschen who was attached to the court of Queen Charlotte in London. Papendi...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Richard Bentley,
MDCCCLXXXVII.
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| Series: | AM Scholar: Women's Studies.
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| Summary: | Charlotte Papendiek (1765-1839) wrote this autobiography for her children. It contains a detailed account of 18th century Hanoverian court life and intrigue, with anecdotes and gossip. Her father was Frederick Albert of Saxe-Teschen who was attached to the court of Queen Charlotte in London. Papendiek writes about her childhood, receiving smallpox inoculations, her education and her marriage to Mr Papendiek, a court musician whom she married for financial security. Her friends and acquaintances included George III, Queen Charlotte, Dr Samuel Johnson, Mrs Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, Fanny Burney, Johan Christoph Bach (son of J. S. Bach), Sir Joshua Reynolds, Franz Joseph Haydn and Sarah Trimmer. |
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| Item Description: | "Collection: Women's Autobiographies"--Home page. "Original Microfilm Part: Part 1: Rare printed autobiographies covering thirty-three womens lives, 1713-1859"--Home page. "Original Microfilm Reel: 8"--Home page. Includes index. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (1 volume (x, 325 pages)) : illustrations (black and white). |