PIOZZI, HESTER

PIOZZI, HESTER
   a female friend of Johnson under the name of Mrs. Thrale, after her first husband, a brewer in Southwark, whose home for her sake was the rendezvous of all the literary celebrities of the period; married afterwards, to Johnson's disgust, an Italian music-master, lived with him at Florence, and returned at his death to Clifton, where she died; left "Anecdotes of Johnson" and "Letters"; was authoress of "The Three Warnings" (1741-1821).

The Nuttall Encyclopaedia. . 1907.

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  • Piozzi, Hester Lynch — ▪ English writer née  Salusbury , also called (1763–84)  Harriet Lynch Thrale , byname  Mrs. Thrale  born Jan. 27, 1740, Bodvel, Carnarvonshire, Wales died May 2, 1821, Clifton, Bristol, Eng.  English writer and friend of Samuel Johnson (Johnson …   Universalium

  • Piozzi, Hester Lynch (Salusbury) — (1741 1821)    Miscellaneous writer, m. Henry Thrale, a wealthy brewer, and, after his death, Gabriel Piozzi, an Italian musician. Her chief distinction is her friendship with Dr. Johnson, who was for a time almost domesticated with the Thrales.… …   Short biographical dictionary of English literature

  • Piozzi,Hester Lynch — Pioz·zi (pyôtʹsē), Hester Lynch. Known as “Mrs. Thrale.” (thrāl) 1741 1821. British writer whose books Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson (1786) and Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson (1788) recount her friendship with the famed… …   Universalium

  • Hester Thrale — Hester Lynch Thrale by Sir Joshua Reynolds Hester Lynch Thrale (born Hester Lynch Salusbury and after her second marriage, Hester Lynch Piozzi) (27 January 1741 [NS] – 2 May 1821) was a British diarist, author, and patron of the arts. Her diaries …   Wikipedia

  • Hester Thrale — Hester Lynch Thrale por Sir Joshua Reynolds. Hester Thrale, (Bodvel Hall, Caernarvonshire, Gales, 16 de enero de 1741 Clifton, cerca de Bristol, 2 de mayo de 1821) fue una redactora galesa de un diario, viajera por Europa, escritora y protectora… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Hester Thrale — mit Tochter (Gemälde von Joshua Reynolds, etwa 1777) Hester Lynch Thrale, geborene Salusbury, später verheiratete Piozzi, (* 27. Januar 1741 in Bodvel Hall, Caernarvonshire, Wales; † 2. Mai 1821 in Clifton) war eine englische Autorin, Salonière… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Hester Thrale — Hester Lynch Thrale, née Hester Lynch Salusbury et nommée après son second mariage Hester Lynch Piozzi (16 janvier 1741 – 2 mai 1821), était une femme de lettres britannique d origine galloise, auteur de journaux intimes, de chroniques et de… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • Hester Maria Elphinstone, Viscountess Keith — Infobox Person name = Hester Maria Elphinstone, Viscountess Keith image size = caption = Hester Maria Queeney Thrale (left) aged 15,with her mother HesterPainted by Sir Joshua Reynolds (1781) birth date = 17 September 1764 birth place = Southwark …   Wikipedia

  • Piozzi — /pee ot see/; It. /pyawt tsee/, n. Hester Lynch. See Thrale, Hester Lynch. * * * …   Universalium

  • Piozzi — Pi•oz•zi [[t]piˈɒt si[/t]] n. big Hester Lynch Thrale, Hester Lynch …   From formal English to slang

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