A Political Biography of Delarivier Manley
Format:Hardback
Publisher:Taylor & Francis Ltd
Published:26th Sep '08
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A Tory pamphleteer, playwright and satirical historian, Delarivier Manley was regarded by her contemporaries Jonathan Swift and Robert Harley as a key member of the Tory propaganda team. This biography offers details about her life, including evidence about three illegitimate children by John Tilly, Governor of Fleet Prison.
'Carnell's research is meticulous ... a highly useful addition to our knowledge about late Restoration and very early eighteenth century political culture.' Eighteenth-Century Intelligencer 'a biography with much to offer: the portrait of Manley that emerges is thorough and presents new information on her life and writings.' The Scriblerian
ISBN: 9781851968572
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 589g
320 pages