Biographical sketch of Mrs. Abington, [ca. 1797].

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Biographical sketch of Mrs. Abington, [ca. 1797].

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Abington, Mrs. (Frances Barton), 1737-1815

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English actress. From the description of Autograph letter in third person : [London], to Mr. Webster, [n.y.] Nov. 4. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904649 ...

Morgann, Maurice, 1726-1802

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Murphy, Arthur, 1727-1805

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William Dorset Fellowes (1769-1852), who extra-illustrated this volume, was a friend of author Hester Lynch Piozzi during the last years of her life, and is mentioned frequently in her correspondence from 1815 onwards. His brother Sir James Fellowes was also a friend of Piozzi's, and served as her literary executor upon her death in 1821. From the guide to the An essay on the life and genius of Samuel Johnson, LL.D., extra-illustrated, 1788-1844., (Houghton Library, Harvard College L...