Autobiography of Miss Cornelia Knight, lady companion to the Princess Charlotte of Wales : with extracts from her journals and anecdote books : in two volumes,
Cornelia Knight (1757-1837) records her personal reminiscences, and political and historical observations from childhood to age 60. Born into an upper class family her father was Sir Joseph Knight, rear admiral, while her mother and stepmother are not named. Details of her childhood include attendin...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
W.H. Allen and Company,
1861.
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| Series: | AM Scholar: Women's Studies.
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| Summary: | Cornelia Knight (1757-1837) records her personal reminiscences, and political and historical observations from childhood to age 60. Born into an upper class family her father was Sir Joseph Knight, rear admiral, while her mother and stepmother are not named. Details of her childhood include attending primary school in Switzerland aged 5, and travelling with her mother to Italy and France. She records details of her mother's friendship with Thomas Gainsborough and Sir Joshua Reynolds, and memories of Samuel Johnson. She writes on Italian fashion and customs, the Italian common people's horror of the French Revolution, and the occupation of Rome by French troops. In 1812 she enters the service of Princess Charlotte (the Queen's daughter) at Warwick House, and she describes her personal experiences as lady companion to the princess. |
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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: 6"--Home page. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes (various pagings)). |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references. |