Mrs. Thrale: Afterwards Mrs. Piozzi. A Sketch of Her Life and Passages from Her Diaries, Letters and Other Writings

London: Seeley and Co., Limited, 1891. First Thus. Half-Leather. Very Good/No Jacket. 0x0x0. Hogarth; Reynolds; Zoffany; and others. First thus. Nicely rebound in half-leather. Bookplate on front endpaper, a few pages lightly foxed. 9 plates, including a self-portrait by William Hogarth. Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, a Welsh diarist and socialite, is an important source on Samuel Johnson. Hester Lynch Piozzi (born Jan. 27, 1740, Bodvel, Carnarvonshire, Wales - died May 2, 1821, Clifton, Bristol, Eng.) 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.