Volume 1

Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as related by herself in conversations with her physician : comprising her opinions and anecdotes of some of the most remarkable persons of her time.

  • Meryon, Charles Lewis, 1783-1877.
Date:
1846
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Credit: Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as related by herself in conversations with her physician : comprising her opinions and anecdotes of some of the most remarkable persons of her time. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    / MEMOIES OF LADY HESTER STANHOPE. When Lady Hester Stanhope commenced her travels, in 1810, I accompanied her in the capacity of physician, until, after many wanderings in the East, I saw her finally settled on Mount Lebanon ; but, being obliged to return to England for the pur- pose of taking my medical degrees at Oxford and London, after having passed seven years uninterrup- tedly in her service, I took leave of her. My suc- cessor, an English surgeon, disliking an Oriental life, left her, however, at the end of a year or two, and, at Lady Hester’s request, I again revisited Syria. But I found that her ladyship had in the mean while completely familiarized herself with the usages of the CHAPTER I Introductory remarks—Correspondence. VOL. I, B