Search Results: the life of a lover by lee sophia

UsedVeryGood. signs of little wear on the cover.

UsedLikeNew. Remainder mark

New.

Paperback / softback. New.

Hardback. New.

London: G & J Robinson, 1804. Hardcover. Good. Volume 1. Dimensions; 205 by 135mm. Pages; XI, (1), 320. Original paper covered boards. Lacking the paper on the spine. The front cover is held by the strings, rear cover slightly more secure. The text is complete, bright internally, some light toning and marking, intermittent light margin stain. The page edges are uncut. Sophia Lee 1750-1824, author of novels and dramas, who founded a school for girls. A scarce work, a 'novel' written in the form of epistles or letters, this was published in six volumes, and is said to contain much personal history of the author's own experiences, some of the writing was seen as quite vulgar at the time, a review at the time stated; 'a superior class of novel, both in point of language and of the interest in which it excites, but that, while it is rich in sentiments which all must approve, it contains some of a less correct nature, and cannot in all it's parts be submitted with prudence and… Read More

Hardback. New.

New.

Lee, SophiaTHE LIFE OF A LOVER. IN A SERIES OF LETTERS.London: Printed for G. & J. Robinson, Paternoster-Row, 1804. 8vo. Vol.V (of 6): 298pp. Sophia Lee (1750-1824) was born of theatrical parents, and, as the oldest child, took care of her sisters when their mother died at an early age; her first work, a play, "The Chapter of Accidents," was staged at the Haymarket Theatre in 1780, "received with great applause" and was published the same year. With the proceeds she founded a school for young ladies "where she made a home for her sisters. The school became a success and occupied nearly all of Miss Lee's time" (DNB). By the turn of the century, Lee had published a novel, "The Recess," a long poem dealing with border warfare, "A Hermit's Tale," and another play, "Almeyd." Having secured an income, she gave up her school in 1803, and published this work a year later. "It is supposed to contain much personal history ... Lee was a woman of great conversational powers and an excellent instructress,… Read More