Catherine Talbot (verduidelijking)Helpers hoek

Catherine Talbot was born in Berkshire, England, the posthumous and only child of Edward Talbot, archdeacon of Berkshire, and his wife Mary. She was raised by her father’s friend, Thomas Secker and his wife Catherine Benson, who gave her a good education. She learned classical studies, French, Italian, and English literature, music, history, drawing, and astronomy. She became friends with the women of the Bluestockings circle, and was especially close to Elizabeth Carter. Ill health often prevented Catherine from working, but she wrote essays and musical compositions. She contributed a paper to Samuel Johnson’s publication The Rambler in 1750. In 1770, Elizabeth Carter published at her own expense Catherine Talbot’s "‘Reflections on the Seven Days of the Week," a work that was constantly reprinted. Another of her books, "Essays on Various Subjects," containing essays, dialogues, prose pastorals, a fairy tale, imitations of Ossian, allegories, and a few original poems, was published in 1772. Between 1772 and 1819, several collected editions of her works appeared. Her correspondence with Elizabeth Carter was published in 1809.

1) Catherine Talbot, 1721-1770
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