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Memorials of the life of Amelia Opie : selected and arranged from her letters, diaries, and other manuscripts

Title
Memorials of the life of Amelia Opie : selected and arranged from her letters, diaries, and other manuscripts / by Cecilia Lucy Brightwell [extra-illustrated copy]
Author
Brightwell, C. L. (Cecilia Lucy), 1811-1875
Publication
Norwich : Fletcher and Alexander ; London : Longman, Brown, & Co., 1854.

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  • Aiguillon, Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d', 1761-1800.
  • Alderson, Edward Hall, Sir, 1787-1857.
  • Alderson, James, -1760.
  • Alderson, Robert.
  • Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868.
  • Chalmers, Thomas, 1780-1847.
  • Chantrey, Francis, Sir, 1781-1841.
  • Cork and Orrery, Mary, Countess, 1746-1840.
  • Crabbe, George, 1754-1832.
  • Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854.
  • Erskine, David Montagu, 1775-1855.
  • Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845.
  • Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847.
  • Hallam, Henry, 1777-1859.
  • Hayley, William, 1745-1820.
  • Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821.
  • Jackson, William, 1730-1803.
  • Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.
  • Lally-Tolendal, Trophime-Gérard, marquis de, 1751-1830.
  • Lawrence, Thomas, 1769-1830.
  • Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887.
  • Mackintosh, James, Sir, 1765-1832.
  • Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855.
  • More, Hannah, 1745-1833.
  • Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853.
  • Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard), 1791-1865.
  • Smith, Sydney, 1771-1845.
  • Southey, Robert, 1774-1843.
  • Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797.
  • Wrangham, Francis, 1769-1842.
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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Description
1 v. : ill.; 34 cm.
Summary
  • Grangerized copy of Brightwell's biography of Amelia Opie, with ca. 92 illustrations, including 9 original drawings by Opie; and ca. 30 letters, 1759-1854, to Opie or members of her family, compiled by Brightwell. (Many of these letters are reproduced in the biography.)
  • The text leaves of the biography are mounted on 32 cm. leaves, interspersed with the correspondence and illustrations. A handwritten list of the tipped-in items precedes the frontispiece.
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Genre/Form
  • Letters – England – 18th century.
  • Letters – England – 19th century.
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Biography (note)
  • The writer and poet Amelia Alderson Opie (1769-1853) was a native of Norwich; her works include The Father and daughter, Adeline Mowbray, and Madeline. In 1798 she married the painter John Opie (1761-1807). Originally a Unitarian, she became a Quaker in 1825, and was active in the anti-slavery movement.
  • Cecilia Lucy Brightwell (1811-1875), an artist and writer, lived in Norwich for most of her life. She and her father, Thomas Brightwell (1787-1868), a naturalist and solicitor, were Opie's friends and the executors of her estate. Cecilia Brightwell's biography of Opie, which appeared the year after Opie's death, was her first published work.
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Call Number
Pforz BND-MSS+ (Opie)
OCLC
NYPW03-A40
Author
Brightwell, C. L. (Cecilia Lucy), 1811-1875, compiler.
Title
Memorials of the life of Amelia Opie : selected and arranged from her letters, diaries, and other manuscripts / by Cecilia Lucy Brightwell [extra-illustrated copy]
Imprint
Norwich : Fletcher and Alexander ; London : Longman, Brown, & Co., 1854.
Edition
Second edition.
Restricted Access
Restricted access; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Biography
The writer and poet Amelia Alderson Opie (1769-1853) was a native of Norwich; her works include The Father and daughter, Adeline Mowbray, and Madeline. In 1798 she married the painter John Opie (1761-1807). Originally a Unitarian, she became a Quaker in 1825, and was active in the anti-slavery movement.
Cecilia Lucy Brightwell (1811-1875), an artist and writer, lived in Norwich for most of her life. She and her father, Thomas Brightwell (1787-1868), a naturalist and solicitor, were Opie's friends and the executors of her estate. Cecilia Brightwell's biography of Opie, which appeared the year after Opie's death, was her first published work.
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Aiguillon, Armand de Vignerot du Plessis de Richelieu, duc d', 1761-1800.
Alderson, Edward Hall, Sir, 1787-1857.
Alderson, James, -1760.
Alderson, Robert.
Brougham and Vaux, Henry Brougham, Baron, 1778-1868.
Chalmers, Thomas, 1780-1847.
Chantrey, Francis, Sir, 1781-1841.
Cork and Orrery, Mary, Countess, 1746-1840.
Crabbe, George, 1754-1832.
Denman, Thomas Denman, Baron, 1779-1854.
Erskine, David Montagu, 1775-1855.
Fry, Elizabeth Gurney, 1780-1845.
Gurney, Joseph John, 1788-1847.
Hallam, Henry, 1777-1859.
Hayley, William, 1745-1820.
Inchbald, Mrs., 1753-1821.
Jackson, William, 1730-1803.
Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, marquis de, 1757-1834.
Lally-Tolendal, Trophime-Gérard, marquis de, 1751-1830.
Lawrence, Thomas, 1769-1830.
Lind, Jenny, 1820-1887.
Mackintosh, James, Sir, 1765-1832.
Mitford, Mary Russell, 1787-1855.
More, Hannah, 1745-1833.
Opie, Amelia, 1769-1853.
Sigourney, L. H. (Lydia Howard), 1791-1865.
Smith, Sydney, 1771-1845.
Southey, Robert, 1774-1843.
Wollstonecraft, Mary, 1759-1797.
Wrangham, Francis, 1769-1842.
Found In:
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
Research Call Number
Pforz BND-MSS+ (Opie)
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