Although she was a prolific and versatile writer, Hester Lynch [Thrale] Piozzi is remembered primarily for being a friend of Samuel Johnson and for the scathing portrayal of her which James Boswell wrote in his Life of Samuel Johnson (1791). To a...

Hester Lynch Piozzi's fame and notoriety as a friend of Samuel Johnson have often obscured her own literary achievements and her considerable contemporary success in publishing. The trusted confidante and society hostess was also a versatile and...

The Piozzi Letters: Correspondence of Hester Lynch Piozzi, 1784-1821 (formerly Mrs. Thrale). Vol. 5. 1811-1816. Ed. by Edward A. Bloom and Lillian D. Bloom. Assoc. ed.: O. M. Brack, Jr, intro. by Gay W. Brack. Cranbury, NJ: University of Delaware Press; London: Associated...

The Piozzi Letters: Correspondence of Hester Lynch Piozzi,1774-1821 (Formerly Mrs. Thrale), Vol. VI: 1817-1821. Ed. By EDWARD A. BLOOM and LILLIAN D. BLOOM; assoc. ed. O. M. BRACK, JR; intro. by GAY W. BRACK. Cranbury, NJ: University of Delaware Press; London: Associated University...

In the following excerpt, McCarthy discusses Piozzi's Anecdotes of the Late Samuel Johnson, LL.D. and compares the book with James Boswell's Life of Samuel Johnson.

In the following essay, Barrows remarks on the relevancy of Observations and Reflections Made in the Course of a Journey through France, Italy, and Germany to modern readers, noting Piozzi's style and the wealth of information she provided.

In the following excerpt, the critics present a portrait of Piozzi's character based on her letters and diaries.