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The third and last volume of the memoirs of Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington : wherein are occasionally interspersed variety of poems of distinction, with the conclusive part of the life of the inimitable Dean Swift, 1754 / written by herself

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Pilkington, Laetitia, 1712-1750
Published
London : R. Griffiths, 1754.
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1 online resource (1 volume (268 pages)).
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Adam Matthew Digital (Firm)
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In her personal and literary memoirs Laetitia Pilkington (c. 1706-1750) uses comment, report and gossip to describe her 'adventures and misadventures'. Born in Dublin, her childhood memories describe her admiration of her father John Van Lewen, obstetrician, who held progressive views towards women, and trained women as midwives. The author describes her troubled marriage to Matthew Pilkington, Anglican curate, her travelling to London in 1733 to be with him, his encouragement for her to form sexual liaisons with notables to advance his career, how she was disinherited by her family, and how her disappointed husband later threw her out of doors.
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"Collection: Women's Autobiographies"--Home page.
"Original Microfilm Part: Part 1: Rare printed autobiographies covering thirty-three womens lives, 1713-1859"--Home page.
"Original Microfilm Reel: 9"--Home page.
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Electronic reproduction. Marlborough, Wiltshire : Adam Matthew Digital, 2020. Digitized from a copy held by the Cambridge University Library and made available by Adam Matthew Digital.
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Cambridge University Library
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Material sourced from Cambridge University Library.
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