1. Add MS 57846
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 57846
- Title:
- CHARLES AND MARY LAMB: narrative of the travels of a lady in France; aft. Sept. 1822-bef. March 1833. Autograph fair copy, with revisions. Imperfect. This fictitious work, which takes the form of a letter addressed to 'My dear friend', was probably inspired by a visit that the Lambs made to France between June and Sept. 1822. The surviving portion is set mainly in the period from 1787 to Dec. 1788, following the narrator's move to France with her second husband, a merchant named McKenna. The...
- Scope & Content:
- Voyages and Travels: Louis XVI of France: Charles Lamb, essayist: France; Sovereigns of, and transactions in particular reigns. First Republic: Mary Ann Lamb, sister of Charles Lamb; writer: Fictitious account of travels by a lady in pre- and revolutionary France by Charles Lamb and Mary Ann Lam...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- after Sep 1822-before Mar 1833
- Extent:
- 1 item