A Performative Epistolary Guide towards Intellect and Well-being: Mary Ann Hedge’s “Affection’s Gift to a Beloved God-Child”

This essay was written by Teresa Contino for ENGL 144G at SCU, Fall 2022. Teresa is a Fulbright English Teaching Assistant in the Czech Republic. She studied English and Psychology at Santa Clara University and was the former editor-in-chief of the Santa Clara Review. She will pursue graduate studies at Claremont Graduate University in the Applied … Continue reading A Performative Epistolary Guide towards Intellect and Well-being: Mary Ann Hedge’s “Affection’s Gift to a Beloved God-Child”

The Grecians. A Tragedy, by Mrs. Vaughan (1824), with Stainforth bookplate

While fixing typos in our transcription data, I stumbled upon yet another Stainforth bookplate in Google Books in a digital copy of The Grecians, a play by Mrs. Vaughan (1824). The bookplate indicates that Francis Stainforth owned this exact copy of the book, and so far we have identified around 300 of these. There are … Continue reading The Grecians. A Tragedy, by Mrs. Vaughan (1824), with Stainforth bookplate