Original Letter Signed by Sydney, Lady Morgan

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An Original Letter signed by Sydney, Lady Morgan. Dated 1856. The letter relates to her last book an autobiography printed in 1859. 'Lady Morgan is charmed by Miss Grace --- having made any request which is in Lady M's power to comply with, even to the exposure of her autograph (or naughty graph), by which she --- in assuring the fair ladies of --- of her admiration and esteem.'. Sydney, Lady Morgan (née Owenson; 1781 ? 1859, was an Irish novelist, best known as the author of The Wild Irish Girl. She was one of the most vivid and hotly discussed literary figures of her generation. She began her career with a precocious volume of poems. She collected Irish tunes, for which she composed the words, thus setting a fashion adopted with signal success by Thomas Moore. Her novel St. Clair (1804), about ill-judged marriage, ill-starred love and impassioned nature worship, in which the influence of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (specifically his novel The Sorrows of Young Werther) and Jean-Jacques Rousseau was apparent, at once attracted attention. Another novel, The Novice of St. Dominick (1806), was also praised for its qualities of imagination and description.But the book which made her reputation and brought her name into warm controversy was The Wild Irish Girl (1806), in which she appeared as the ardent champion of her native country, a politician rather than a novelist, extolling the beauty of Irish scenery, the richness of the natural wealth of Ireland, and the noble traditions of its early history. She was known in Catholic and Liberal circles by the name of her heroine Gloria.Size is 110mm x 90mm. Condition is good. Light folding crease. More images can be taken upon request. Ref16761. N° de ref. del artículo 023667

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