Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi [ Art and Literature / Travel ]
… for her works. However, Hester Thrale Piozzi is also noteworthy for the European influence she brought to British sociability both by means of her social gatherings and through her literary works. People > Art and Literature People > … husband and wife. He conferred a respectability on the couple that they had lacked before, and they were accepted into polite society, with even their Southwark home – partly built on the ruins of Shakespeare’s Globe, or so Hester claimed – … – that is, at home with numerous guests – suited both husband and wife. They relished conversations that were less polite perhaps than in other circles, but no less learned, rousing both in different ways whenever there was a chance of …
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