This collection of papers by Mary Leadbeater, edited by George Crabbe and Melesina Chenevix, offers a fascinating portrait of a remarkable woman and her intellectual milieu. A writer and philanthropist, Leadbeater corresponded with many of the leading figures of her day, and these letters and essays shed light on the literary, political, and social history of eighteenth-century Ireland. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally...
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