Corinne, or Italy : manuscript / translated from the French of Mad[ame] de Staël-Holstein by H[enry] H[oughton] Young, 1829.

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Corinne, or Italy : manuscript / translated from the French of Mad[ame] de Staël-Holstein by H[enry] H[oughton] Young, 1829.

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Unpublished English translation in 3 volumes of Madame de Staël's novel on the travels in Italy of the half-English, half-Italian protagonist Corinne. Copied at Ann's Terrace (London) over several months in 1829 (dates at end of each volume and on title page). Includes a signed dedication to Elizabeth Cundall at the beginning of the first volume. Engraved frontispieces and illustrations bound in, including Italian scenes and antiquities, a portrait of Madame de Staël, and an illustration of Corinne.

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Young, Elizabeth Cundall,

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Young, Henry Houghton, 1800-1862,

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Staël, Madame de (Anne-Louise-Germaine), 1766-1817

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Staël wrote plays, fiction, essays, novels, and criticism. Her life and works are grounded in the transformations of a Europe in revolution. She was heavily involved in European politics from 1786 to her death in 1817, and her art reflects her concerns. She published her novel, Delphine, in 1802, and an English translation appeared in 1803. During a period of exile from France, she visited London, 1813-1814. From the description of Madame de Staël letters, ca. 1813. (Pennsylvania S...