Autobiography of Mrs. Alice Thornton, of East Newton, Co. York
Notes:
Originally published in 1873 by the Surtees Society, with less of the original text, under title: The autobiography of Mrs. Alice Thornton, of East Newton, Co. York. Includes bibliographical references (pages 215-277) and index.
Summary:
"An early modern domestic and spiritual memoir, My First Booke of My Life depicts the life of Alice Thornton (1626-1707), a complex, contradictory woman caught in the changing fortunes and social realities of the seventeenth century. Her memoir documents her perspective on the Irish Rebellion and English Civil War as well as on a plethora of domestic dangers and difficulties"--Back cover.
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