Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi [ Art and Literature / Travel ]
… standing. For the first few years after her first marriage in 1763, Hester seems to have been at a loss how to deal with a husband who was not impressed by either her wit or her verse but spent his evenings among rakish friends (Franklin 36). 3 Presumably due to her father’s bad … seat, Streatham Park, which was gradually being expanded and embellished to attract London visitors. Her life changed with the advent of Samuel Johnson in their circle in 1765: introduced by Arthur Murphy, he soon became a regular house …
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