Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi [ Art and Literature / Travel ]
… in illustrious circles, including William Hogarth, and to expand Hester’s education to include Latin, Italian and even Spanish. Hester’s own ingenuity saw some of her early poems published in various journals (Franklin 20-21, 25). 2 1 . … rousing both in different ways whenever there was a chance of ‘combative conversation’, with Hester enjoying a voluble, sparkling lead, and Henry Thrale happy to encourage a war of words among his guests (Franklin 40). Hester revelled in her …
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