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Piozzi

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Pioz·zi  (pyôts), Hester Lynch Known as "Mrs. Thrale." (thrl) 1741-1821.
British writer whose books Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson (1786) and Letters to and from the Late Samuel Johnson (1788) recount her friendship with the famed lexicographer.

Piozzi [ˈpjɔːtsɪ]
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(Biographies) Hester Lynch. See (Hester Lynch) Thrale


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What it docs do is allow the life and times of Hester Thrale (or Piozzi, if you prefer) to reveal themselves.
Drawing on their literary texts, biographical materials, and critical reception histories, she examines the diverse career paths and writings of Anna Letitia Barbauld, Frances Burney, Maria Edgeworth, Catherine Macaulay, Hester Lynch Piozzi, and Jane Porter, that belie ageist stereotypes.
It was the home of the Piozzis, Mrs Piozzi being a friend of Dr Johnson, who often visited Bryn Bella.
 
 
 
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