Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope
As Related by Herself in Conversations with her Physician
Volume 1
Part of Cambridge Library Collection - Travel, Middle East and Asia Minor
- Author: Charles Lewis Meryon
- Date Published: June 2012
- availability: Available
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108052085
Paperback
Looking for an inspection copy?
Please email academicmarketing@cambridge.edu.au to enquire about an inspection copy of this book
-
Charles Lewis Meryon (1783–1877) was the personal physician to the unconventional and adventurous Lady Hester Stanhope (1776–1839), who left England in 1810 to travel to the Middle East. She eventually settled in Lebanon and by the time she died no longer had contact with any Europeans. Meryon's Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope (also reissued in this series) recounted her journey during the first seven years he spent with her before returning to England to complete his medical training. Over the next twenty years, they remained in contact and he stayed with her on two more occasions before she died. In this three-volume work, first published in 1845, Meryon presents letters he received from her and recounts their conversations, giving a remarkable insight into the woman he describes as 'out of humour with all mankind'. Volume 1 covers events between 1823 and 1837, beginning with her letters imploring him to visit.
Customer reviews
Not yet reviewed
Be the first to review
Review was not posted due to profanity
×Product details
- Date Published: June 2012
- format: Paperback
- isbn: 9781108052085
- length: 424 pages
- dimensions: 216 x 140 x 24 mm
- weight: 0.54kg
- contains: 1 b/w illus. 1 colour illus.
- availability: Available
Table of Contents
Preface
1. Introductory remarks
2. Dr M's departure from England
3. Lady Stanhope's reception of Dr M
4. Lady Hester Stanhope's hours of sleep
5. Buoyancy of Lady Hester Stanhope's spirits
6. Lady Hester Stanhope's belief in the coming of a Messiah
7. Reflections
8. History of Rais Hassan
9. Queen Caroline's trial
10. Mrs M's unwillingness to remain at Abra
Additional notes.-
Resources for
Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope
Charles Lewis Meryon
General Resources
Find resources associated with this title
Type Name Unlocked * Format Size Showing of
This title is supported by one or more locked resources. Access to locked resources is granted exclusively by Cambridge University Press to lecturers whose faculty status has been verified. To gain access to locked resources, lecturers should sign in to or register for a Cambridge user account.
Please use locked resources responsibly and exercise your professional discretion when choosing how you share these materials with your students. Other lecturers may wish to use locked resources for assessment purposes and their usefulness is undermined when the source files (for example, solution manuals or test banks) are shared online or via social networks.
Supplementary resources are subject to copyright. Lecturers are permitted to view, print or download these resources for use in their teaching, but may not change them or use them for commercial gain.
If you are having problems accessing these resources please contact lecturers@cambridge.org.
Related Books
Sorry, this resource is locked
Please register or sign in to request access. If you are having problems accessing these resources please email lecturers@cambridge.org
Register Sign in» Proceed
You are now leaving the Cambridge University Press website. Your eBook purchase and download will be completed by our partner www.ebooks.com. Please see the permission section of the www.ebooks.com catalogue page for details of the print & copy limits on our eBooks.
Continue ×Are you sure you want to delete your account?
This cannot be undone.
Thank you for your feedback which will help us improve our service.
If you requested a response, we will make sure to get back to you shortly.
×