Grenville family.

Dates:
Active 1680
Active 1914

Biographical notes:

Having retired from political life in 1830, Richard Grenville, 1st Duke of Buckingham and Chandos spent his time at Stowe attending to his collections of books, pictures, and artifacts and dabbling in writing. His novels The Legend of the House of Yonne, A Tale of Sicily, and The Zitsa were privately published at Stowe, and his novel A Tale of the Civil War was published by Maurice and Clark in London in 1838.

From the description of Grenville family papers : Special subjects : Literature, 1680-1914, (bulk 1780-1840). (Huntington Library, Art Collections & Botanical Gardens). WorldCat record id: 228718394

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  • Authors, English
  • English literature
  • Women authors, English

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