Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington (original) (raw)

1 September 1789

Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington, was born Margaret Power in Knockbrit, near Clonmel in Tipperary.

2 March 1822

One of four parts of Marguerite Blessington's first publication, The Magic Lantern; or, Sketches of Scenes in the Metropolis, appeared anonymously in the Literary Gazette.

Spring 1831

Marguerite Blessington's financial difficulties propelled her into incessant activity as an editor of and contributor to magazines and annuals.

July 1832-December 1833

A Journal of the Conversations of Lord Byron with the Countess of Blessington appeared in the New Monthly Magazine.

February 1834

Conversations of Lord Byron with the Countess of Blessington appeared in volume form.

4 June 1849

Marguerite Gardiner, Countess of Blessington, died of heart disease in Paris, where she had lived for only a couple of months.

By 5 January 1850

Marguerite, Countess of Blessington's Country Quarters. A Novel was published posthumously with a memoir of the author by her niece M. A. Power.

Biography

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