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Anna Maria Bennett
Anna Maria Bennett (ca. 1750 – 12 February 1808) was a Welsh novelist who wrote in English. Some sources give her name as Agnes Maria Bennett. Her best-known work is the epistolary novel '' Agnes de-Courci'' (1789).Available from Chawton House as PDF She worked as the housekeeper of Thomas Pye, and was also her employer's mistress. They had two illegitimate children, one of whom was the actress Harriet Pye Esten. Family Anna was probably born in Merthyr Tydfil Glamorgan, Wales, the daughter of a David Evans, who was described variously as a customs officer and a grocer. She married a Thomas Bennett, who was either a customs officer or a tanner, and moved to London with him. She soon left him and eventually found work in a chandler's shop. There she met Vice-Admiral Thomas Pye, who took her to his property in Tooting, Surrey, where she became his housekeeper and mistress. :She minc'd his meat, & made his bed :And warm'd it too, sometimes, 'tis said.' The couple had at l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Merthyr Tydfil
Merthyr Tydfil (; cy, Merthyr Tudful ) is the main town in Merthyr Tydfil County Borough, Wales, administered by Merthyr Tydfil County Borough Council. It is about north of Cardiff. Often called just Merthyr, it is said to be named after Tydfil, daughter of Brychan Brycheiniog, King Brychan of Brycheiniog, who according to legend was slain at Merthyr by pagans about 480 CE. generally means "Martyr of the Faith, martyr" in modern Welsh, but here closer to the Latin : a place of worship built over a martyr's relics. Similar place names in south Wales are Merthyr Cynog, Merthyr Dyfan and Merthyr Mawr. History Pre-history Peoples migrating north from Europe had lived in the area for many thousands of years. The archaeological record starts from about 1000 BC with the Celts. From their language, the Welsh language developed. Hillforts were built during the British Iron Age, Iron Age and the tribe that inhabited them in the south of Wales was called the Silures, according to Tacitu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
