Characters, anecdotes, & memoirs of my own time, 1798 Jan - 1799 Feb.

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Characters, anecdotes, & memoirs of my own time, 1798 Jan - 1799 Feb.

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of anecdotes of maneuvers and scandals, both political and domestic, "written for amusement of Evenings," concerning both prominent and lesser-known personages. He says of William Pitt that "it has never been well ascertained that he ever cohabited with any woman." Most of the incidents have been published in the author's "Posthumous Memoirs of his own Time," first published in London in 1836, and in his "Historical Memoirs of my own Time," first published in London in 1815.

1 v. (89 p.) ; 30 x 21 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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