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Esther Johnson (13 March 1681 – 28 January 1728) was an Englishwoman known to have been a close friend of Jonathan Swift, known as "Stella". Whether or not she and Swift were secretly married, and if so why the marriage was never made public, is a subject of debate.
Johnson, Esther (1681–1728) Irish woman immortalized as Jonathan Swift 's "Stella." Name variations: Hetty Johnson. Born in 1681; died in Dublin, Ireland, on January 28, 1728; daughter of William Temple 's steward; probably secretly married to Jonathan Swift (the satirist), in 1716.
Journal to Stella, series of letters written (1710–13) from Jonathan Swift in London to Esther Johnson and her companion, Rebecca Dingley, in Ireland. Esther (Stella) was the daughter of the widowed companion of Sir William Temple’s sister. Swift, who was employed by Sir William, was Stella’s tutor.
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Learn about Stella, the mysterious woman who inspired Swift's satire and humor. Read her witty one-liners collected by Swift and his ode to her.
It consists of 65 letters to his friend, Esther Johnson, whom he called Stella and whom he may have secretly married. They were written between 1710 and 1713, from various locations in England. Though clearly intended for Stella's eyes, the letters were sometimes addressed to her companion Rebecca Dingley.
3 de set. de 2021 · The Journal to Stella, Jonathan Swift's letters to Esther Johnson, or 'Stella', and Rebecca Dingley, written between September 1710 and June 1713, offers an extraordinary commentary on Swift's experiences in London during the most politically active and exciting years of his career and evidence of his evolving relationship with the ...
Information. Journal to Stella. Letters to Esther Johnson and Rebecca Dingley, 1710–1713. , pp. xxxi - lxxxvii. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9780521841665.003. Publisher: Cambridge University Press. Print publication year: 2013. Access options. Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below.
