Author: Swift, Jonathan (editor: Ernest Rhys)
Title: Journal to Stella (Everyman's Library No. 757)
Description: J.M. Dent and Sons Ltd. London, 1940. Reprint, Hardcover (Original Cloth). Very Good Condition/Good. patterned end-papers; 'A Journal to Stella' is a work by Jonathan Swift first partly published posthumously in 1766. It consists of 65 letters to his friend, Esther Johnson, whom he called Stella and whom he may have secretly married. They were written between 1710 and 1713, from various locations in England, and though clearly intended for Stella's eyes were sometimes addressed to her companion Rebecca Dingley. Amongst the references to contemporaries of Dean Swift, frequent mention is made of Elizabeth Germain. There is also mention of St. George Ashe, Bishop of Clogher, an old friend who by some accounts secretly married Swift to Stella in 1716. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. xxx + 445. Binding is tight, covers and spine fully intact. Dust Jacket worn at edges, small chips and tears. Dust Jacket un-clipped. didtributor's small stamp to rear end-paper. Gilt titles spine. pink cloth. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: Under 500 grams. Category: Biography & Autobiography; Letters; Irish Literature; Ireland; 17th to18th centuries; Literature & Literary. Inventory No: 4504.

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