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Hester Lynch Piozzi

Born

in Bodvel, Carnarvonshire, Wales

January 27, 1740

Died

May 02, 1821

Genre

Correspondence, Memoir

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Hester Lynch Piozzi, née Salusbury, also called (1763 - 84) Harriet Lynch Thrale, byname Mrs. Thrale, English writer and friend of Samuel Johnson.

In 1763 she married a wealthy brewer named Henry Thrale. In January 1765 Samuel Johnson was brought to dinner, and the next year, following a severe illness, Johnson spent most of the summer in the country with the Thrales. Gradually, he became part of the family circle, living about half the time in their homes. A succession of distinguished visitors came there to see Johnson and socialize with the Thrales.

In 1781 Thrale died, and his wife was left a wealthy widow. To everyone’s dismay, she fell in love with her daughter’s music master, Gabriel Piozzi, an Italian singer and composer, married him ...more

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Average rating: 3.86 · 66 ratings · 10 reviews · 178 distinct works

	Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson by Hester Lynch Piozzi, Samuel Johnson, Henry Morley (Editor) 3.91 avg rating — 35 ratings — published 1786 — 34 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Autobiography, Letters and Literary Remains of Mrs Piozzi (Thrale): With Notes and an Introductory Account of her Life and Writings (Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies) (Volume 1) by Hester Lynch Piozzi, Abraham Hayward (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 1861 — 70 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey Through France, Italy, and Germany, Vol. 1 3.60 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 1789 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Glimpses of Italian Society, from the 'Journey' of Mrs. Piozzi by Hester Lynch Piozzi, Evelyn Martinengo-Cesaresco (Introduction) 3.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1789 — 29 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Love Letters of Mrs. Piozzi, Written When She Was Eighty by Hester Lynch Piozzi, Crln Yldz Ksr (Narrator) it was ok 2.00 avg rating — 3 ratings — published 1843 — 19 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany (Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Europe) (Volume 2) liked it 3.00 avg rating — 2 ratings — published 1789 — 35 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Johnsoniana by Hester Lynch Piozzi, Frances Burney, Thomas Percy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	British Synonymy it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1794 — 37 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Thraliana: The Diary of Mrs. Hester Lynch Thrale 1776-1809: Volume II: 1784-1809 by Hester Lynch Piozzi, Katharine Canby Balderston (Editor) really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1951 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Piozzi Letters V4: Correspondence of Hester Lynch Piozzi, 1784-1821 (Formerly Mrs. Thrale) 1805-1810 by Hester Lynch Piozzi, Lillian D. Bloom 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“Living at Venice is like a Journey to the Moon somehow....And a sweet Planet it is!”
― Hester Lynch Piozzi

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“the law is the last result of human wisdom acting upon human experience for the benefit of the public.”
― Hester Lynch Piozzi, Anecdotes of the late Samuel Johnson

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