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Griffith, Elizabeth (1727 - 1793)

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Short name	Griffith, Elizabeth
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First name	Elizabeth
Birth name	Griffith
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Date of birth	1727
Date of death	1793
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Sex	Female
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Lived in	Ireland
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Griffith, Elizabeth was ...

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Place(s) of Residence	Ireland

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A series of genuine letters between Henry and Frances (1757)	0	0
The platonic wife (1765)	0	0
The delicate distress (1769)	1	0
The Gordian Knot (1769)	1	0
The school for rakes (1769) is also a reception: is adaptation of Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais, Eugénie	0	0
*to be specified (1770)	0	0
The History of Lady Barton. A Novel, in Letters (1771)	5	0
The Morality of Shakespeare's Drama Illustrated (1775) is also a reception:	0	0
The story of Lady Juliana Harley (1776)	13	1
The Noble Slaves (1777) is also a reception: is edition of Aubin, Penelope, The Noble Slaves; or the Lifes and Adventures of two Lords and two Lady's who were shipwreck'd ..	0	0
The Princess of Cleves. An historical novel. Translated from the French (1777) is also a reception: is adaptation of La Fayette, Marie-Madeleine de, La Princesse de Clèves	0	0
A Collection of Novels, Selected and Revised by Mrs. Griffith.	0	0
Collection of novels (1777) contains a reception	0	0
The Memoirs Of Ninon De L'Enclos: With her Letters to Mons. De St. Evremond, And To The Marquis de Sevigné (1778) is also a reception: is adaptation of L'Enclos, Ninon de, Lettres de Ninon de L'Enclos au Marquis de Sévigné (par Louis Damours)	0	0
The Times (1779) is also a reception: is adaptation of Goldoni, Carlo, Le Bourru bienfaisant	0	0
The Triumph of Constancy (1779)	1	0
Zayde, a Spanish history (1780) is also a reception: is translation of La Fayette, Marie-Madeleine de, Zaïde, histoire Espagnole	0	0
Essays adressed to young married women (1782)	5	0
Westminster Magazine	0	0

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Circulations of Griffith, Elizabeth, the person (for circulations of her works, see under each individual Work)

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Receptions of Griffith, Elizabeth, the person

For receptions of her works, see under each individual Work.

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Cf. - Turner

NOT MENTIONED IN:
- Buck, Guide to women's literature, 1992.