Mary Delany [ Art and Literature / Reading & Writing ]
… from England and her many suitors there among whom Charles Wesley, left for Ireland where she attended several literary salons: 'I have just began an acquaintance among the wits – Mrs Grierson, Mrs Sycon and Mrs Pilkington; the latter is a … suggest a degree of involvement in the circle of the ladies of Llangollen. 4 More regularly still, she attended the salons of Elizabeth Montagu, Elizabeth Vesey and Hester Chapone, meeting several famous writers, including Henrietta …
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