Thames-side in the past : sketches of its literature & society / by F.C. Hodgson
London : George Allen, 1913. First Edition. Good copy in the original publisher's gilt-blocked and blind-bordered cloth, edges very slightly toned. Some wear and tear as with age. Corners sharp with an overall tight, bright and clean impression. Item #290859
Physical description; xi, 402 p., [17] leaves of plates : ill. ; 22 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents; Was Pope a poet?--Pope's character.--Optimists and pessimists.--Lady Mary Wortley Montagu.--Horace Walpole.--La belle Hamilton.--Radnor House, Twickenham.--Richard Owen Cambridge.--Minor celebrities of Twickenham.--Gray and his haunts.--Richmond places.--Hannah More and the Garricks. Subjects; Pope, Alexander (1688-1744). More, Hannah (1745-1833). Walpole, Horace (1717-1797). English literature. Thames Valley (England) Social life and customs. Thames River (England) Description and travel. Thames Valley (England) ; Biography. London (England) ; Biography. London (England) Buildings, structures, etc. England Intellectual life 18th century. Twickenham (England). Twickenham (London, England) ; Biography. Twickenham (London, England) History. London (England) Intellectual life 18th century. Richmond upon Thames (London, England) Antiquities. Richmond upon Thames (London, England) Buildings, structures, etc. Thames River (England) History. Twickenham (London, England) Antiquities. Twickenham (London, England) Buildings, structures, etc. River Thames. Poets. Writers. Genre; Illustrated.
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