The Ladies of Llangollen
PENRUDDOCKE, Charles
From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
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From Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since July 25, 1997
About this Item
First edition. Oblong octavo. 40pp. + inserted plates. Leather-grain maroon cloth gilt. Hinges neatly repaired, with some evidence of an older, probably amateurish repair, some sunning on front board and tarnish on the lettering, still a nice and sound very good or a bit better copy. The book includes the "pedigrees" of both of the Ladies. The text seems to indicate that the author was a relation of Sarah Ponsonby. The Ladies of Llangollen are regarded by some as Ireland's first openly lesbian couple. Rather than face the possibility of being forced into unwanted marriages, Eleanor Charlotte Butler and Sarah Ponsonby met in 1768, fled County Kilkenny in Ireland in 1778 and settled in Wales where they lived together for the rest of their lives. Their relationship scandalized and fascinated their contemporaries, and among the many who regularly visited the couple were Robert Southey, William Wordsworth, Percy Shelley, Lord Byron, Sir Walter Scott, Josiah Wedgwood, and Ponsonby's cousin, Lady Caroline Lamb. Depictions of the Ladies became popular after their deaths, sold as souvenirs in Llangollen, Wales in the mid-to-late 19th and early 20th Century when their house became a tourist stop on the new railway. This was evidentally one of those souvenirs. Very uncommon. *OCLC* locates eight copies. Seller Inventory # 539183
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Ladies of Llangollen
Publisher: Printed and published by Hugh Jones at the "Advertiser" Office, Llangollen
Publication Date: 1897
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Edition: 1st Edition
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