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Her health prevented continuous work, but she wrote essays and detached pieces in a ‘green book,’ constantly referred to by her friends. They were unable to persuade her to publish her compositions. She contributed, however, one paper to
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with her and Elizabeth Carter, adopted their suggestions, and sent them parts of the novel to read before publication. Catherine Talbot visited Richardson at North End, Hammersmith. She also encouraged Carter to translate
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Catherine's education was superintended by Secker. She became learned in the Scriptures and an accomplished linguist. She also painted in watercolours and read widely. As a child her talent was recognised, for example by
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Mrs. Talbot put her daughter's manuscripts into Elizabeth Carter's hand, leaving their publication to her discretion. In 1770 Elizabeth Carter published at her own expense Catherine Talbot's
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to Lower Grosvenor Street. There Catherine died of cancer on 9 January 1770, aged 48. Several poems were written in her praise.
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for her health. Secker died in 1768, leaving to Mrs. Talbot and her daughter £13,000 in the public funds. The ladies moved from
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in 1717, died on 9 December 1720. At the time of his death Catherine Benson (sister of
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During the whole period of her residence with him Catherine Talbot was Secker's
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are on religious and moral topics. In 1772 another book by Catherine Talbot,
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She was the posthumous and only child of Edward Talbot, second son of
139: 36:(May 1721 – 9 January 1770) was an English author and member of the 213: This article incorporates text from a publication now in the 192: 96:. February 1741 saw the beginning of her lifelong friendship with 150: 146: 196: 56:, and his wife Mary (died 1784), daughter of George Martyn, 149:. In 1760, accompanied by Elizabeth Carter, she went to 191:, was published. It contained essays, dialogues, prose 84:) was residing at his house, and on her marriage to 235: 68:. Her father, Edward, who was elected fellow of 183:, a work that was constantly reprinted. The 229:. London: Smith, Elder & Co. 1885–1900. 181:Reflections on the Seven Days of the Week 20: 236: 284:Members of the Blue Stockings Society 103:As Secker was successively rector of 13: 259:18th-century English women writers 14: 295: 64:, another son of the bishop, was 226:Dictionary of National Biography 208: 195:, a fairy tale, imitations of 121:William Pulteney, earl of Bath 1: 264:Deaths from cancer in England 202: 254:18th-century English writers 7: 10: 300: 189:Essays on Various Subjects 176:(No. xxx., 30 June 1750). 27:Christian Friedrich Zincke 16:English author (1721–1770) 160: 117:archbishop of Canterbury 105:St. James's, Westminster 131:. Richardson discussed 74:archdeacon of Berkshire 43: 269:English letter writers 115:, and finally in 1758 60:of Lincoln. Her uncle 38:Blue Stockings Society 30: 134:Sir Charles Grandison 70:Oriel College, Oxford 24: 274:Women letter writers 82:bishop of Gloucester 113:dean of St. Paul's 31: 25:Catherine Talbot ( 221:Talbot, Catherine 129:Samuel Richardson 291: 230: 212: 211: 109:bishop of Oxford 98:Elizabeth Carter 72:, and appointed 54:bishop of Durham 34:Catherine Talbot 299: 298: 294: 293: 292: 290: 289: 288: 234: 233: 218: 209: 205: 163: 66:Lord Chancellor 46: 17: 12: 11: 5: 297: 287: 286: 281: 276: 271: 266: 261: 256: 251: 246: 232: 231: 204: 201: 168:Samuel Johnson 162: 159: 155:Lambeth Palace 62:Charles Talbot 50:William Talbot 45: 42: 15: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 296: 285: 282: 280: 279:Talbot family 277: 275: 272: 270: 267: 265: 262: 260: 257: 255: 252: 250: 247: 245: 242: 241: 239: 228: 227: 222: 216: 215:public domain 207: 206: 200: 198: 194: 190: 186: 182: 177: 175: 174: 169: 158: 156: 152: 148: 143: 141: 136: 135: 130: 126: 122: 118: 114: 110: 106: 101: 99: 95: 94:Thomas Rundle 89: 87: 86:Thomas Secker 83: 79: 78:Martin Benson 75: 71: 67: 63: 59: 55: 51: 41: 39: 35: 28: 23: 19: 224: 188: 184: 180: 178: 171: 164: 144: 132: 125:Mrs. Montagu 102: 90: 47: 33: 32: 18: 249:1770 deaths 244:1721 births 185:Reflections 173:The Rambler 238:Categories 203:References 58:prebendary 193:pastorals 140:Epictetus 217::  151:Bristol 147:almoner 197:Ossian 161:Works 44:Life 223:". 170:’s 240:: 123:, 111:, 107:, 80:, 52:, 40:. 219:" 29:)

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Christian Friedrich Zincke
Blue Stockings Society
William Talbot
bishop of Durham
prebendary
Charles Talbot
Lord Chancellor
Oriel College, Oxford
archdeacon of Berkshire
Martin Benson
bishop of Gloucester
Thomas Secker
Thomas Rundle
Elizabeth Carter
St. James's, Westminster
bishop of Oxford
dean of St. Paul's
archbishop of Canterbury
William Pulteney, earl of Bath
Mrs. Montagu
Samuel Richardson
Sir Charles Grandison
Epictetus
almoner
Bristol
Lambeth Palace
Samuel Johnson
The Rambler
pastorals

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