Letters describing life in England,
Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution and the difficulty of reconciling ideology with pr...
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| 090 | |a LWL Mss Vol. 115 | ||
| 245 | 0 | 0 | |a Letters describing life in England, |f 1790 |
| 300 | |a 1 |f v. (127 leaves) ; |c 25 cm | ||
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| 500 | |a Binding: full calf | ||
| 500 | |a This Yale-originated record is shareable under Creative Commons license CC0 |5 CTY | ||
| 506 | |a This material is available for research | ||
| 520 | |a Manuscript, in a single hand with numerous corrections, of a collection of 15 letters describing life in England, translated into French, possibly from German. The letters discuss English lotteries; the proliferation of newspapers; the constitution and the difficulty of reconciling ideology with practice; Parliamentary elections; literary societies; and the nobility. One letter describes and deplores the cruelty of amusements such as hunting, cock-fighting, and "combats des gladiateurs"; another letter mocks an English law against the illegal wearing of buttons. A letter dated December 14, 1790 discusses the possibility of the abolition of the slave trade; the author declares it is the most talked-of subject of conversation and expresses his astonishment that the trade still exists | ||
| 520 | |a The letters are followed by a lengthy essay explaining the Women's March on Versailles on October 5-6, 1789. The volume is prefaced by a note by the translator, who criticizes the motives of many travel writers; says that he was drawn to this letter-writer for his curiosity and interest in humanity; and explains that the writer published two volumes, the first of letters written in Paris and Versailles during the revolution in 1789, and the second of letters in England | ||
| 524 | |a Letters Describing Life in England, 1790. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University | ||
| 546 | |a In French | ||
| 561 | |a Purchased from Myers, January 1952 | ||
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Lafayette, Marie Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert Du Motier, |c marquis de, |d 1757-1834 |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Louis |b XVI, |c King of France, |d 1754-1793 |
| 600 | 1 | 0 | |a Necker, Jacques, |d 1732-1804 |
| 650 | 0 | |a Cockfighting |z Great Britain |v Early works to 1800 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Elections |z Great Britain | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Hunting |z Great Britain | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Lotteries |z Great Britain |v Early works to 1800 | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Newspapers |z Great Britain | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Nobility |z Great Britain | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Slave trade |z Great Britain | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Travelers' writings, French | |
| 651 | 0 | |a England |x Description and travel | |
| 651 | 0 | |a France |x History |y Revolution, 1789-1799 |x Women | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x Intellectual life |y 18th century | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x Politics and government |y 1789-1820 | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Great Britain |x Social life and customs |y 18th century | |
| 651 | 0 | |a Versailles (France) |x History |y Revolution, 1789-1799 | |
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