| Mary Howitt 2 Volume Set: An Autobiography Contributor(s): Howitt, Mary Botham (Author), Howitt, Margaret (Editor) |
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ISBN: 1108025757 ISBN-13: 9781108025751 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $84.54 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Criticism | English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh |
| Dewey: 828.809 |
| Series: Cambridge Library Collection - Literary Studies |
| Physical Information: 1.69" H x 5.43" W x 8.54" (2.21 lbs) 740 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - British Isles |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Mary Howitt (1799-1888) was one of the most prolific female writers and translators of her day, producing over a hundred titles in her lifetime. Held in high regard by her contemporaries, Howitt was best known for her Scandinavian interests, particularly for her translations of Frederika Bremer and Hans Christian Andersen. She also published numerous collections of poetry and stories, sometimes in partnership with her husband, the writer William Howitt. This two-volume autobiography was published posthumously in 1889 and was completed and edited by her daughter Margaret. Volume 1 covers the first half of Howitt's life: a Quaker childhood, marriage to William Howitt, and family life in Nottingham, Esher, and Heidelberg. Volume 2 describes her European travels, the deaths of two sons, the couple's increasing interest in spiritualism, and Mary's eventual conversion to Catholicism. For more information on this author, see http: //orlando.cambridge.org/public/svPeople?person_id=howima |