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Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne

Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne

Dorothy Osborne 1 Episodes Jun 5, 2026

A collection of 17th century love letters written by Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple, offering a witty and socially illuminating glimpse into English life during the Civil War and Restoration. The letters, preserved in the British Library, reveal Osborne's progressive views and her clandestine courtship with Temple. This reading includes all surviving letters without editorial commentary.

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Love Letters of Dorothy Osborne - Dorothy Osborne Jun 5, 2026 22623 A lively, interesting and important collection of 17th century love-letters written by an English lady, against the background of the Civil War and the Restoration [summary by hefyd]After refusing a long string of suitors put forth by her family, including her cousin Thomas Osborne, Henry Cromwell (son of Lord Protector Oliver Cromwell) and Sir Justinian Isham, in 1655 Dorothy Osborne married Sir

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