Dorothy Osborne : letters to Sir William Temple, 1652-54 : observations on love, literature, politics, and religion
A revised and updated edition of Dorothy Osborne's letters to the man she would later propose to and marry. Kenneth Parker presents, along with transcriptions of the letters themselves, their publication history, and an exploration of their political, social, literary and critical contexts.
History
xi, 348 pages : portraits.
9780754603825, 0754603822
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Contents: Introduction; Dorothy Osborne and William Temple; The letters; The context of the letters; Publication history of the letters: an editorial note; The Letters: Notes to the letters; Appendices; Surviving letters written during the marriage; William Temple's letter from Ireland; Genealogies; Sequencing of the letters; The Physick Well at Barnet; Litigation between William and Dorothy Temple and Sir Henry Osborne, Kt.; Bibliography; Index.
Previously published as: Letters to Sir William Temple. 1989