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Memoirs of an American Lady: With Sketches of Manners and Scenes in America, as They Existed Previous to the Revolution

Memoirs of an American Lady: With Sketches of Manners and Scenes in America, as They Existed Previous to the Revolution

Grant, Anne MacVicar
Wilson, James Grant

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Series: Cambridge Library Collection - North American History

Biographies GeneralLiterary CriticismFiction Anthologies

ISBN10: 1108033393
ISBN13: 9781108033398
Publisher: Cambridge
Published: Sep 22 2011
Pages: 390
Weight: 1.16
Height: 0.90 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English
Originally published in 1808, this work had long been out of print before being revived in this 1876 edition, which is enhanced by a biography of the author by her godson. A poet, letter-writer and essayist, Anne Grant (1755-1838) lived in America between the ages of three and thirteen, after which her family returned to Scotland. Described by the author as a 'miscellany of description, observation and detail', the book paints a charming picture of New York life in the idyllic world of pre-revolutionary America. Grant blends memories of her childhood in Albany with biographical details of her friend Madame Schuyler, of whom she wrote 'whatever culture my mind received, I owe to her'. Greatly admired by Scott and Southey, the book provides sketches of New York life alongside anecdotes of the Indians. For more information on this author, see http: //orlando.cambridge.org/protected/svPeople?formname=r&person_id=granan

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