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Guide to the Gossip Society manuscript volume, 1803-1804
Historical SketchGloucester, England is a town of approximately 123,000 people in the southwestern part of England. The town lies in the county of Gloucestershire, close to the Welsh border. Return to the Table of Contents Scope and ContentsThe volume contains the productions of the Sisterhood of the Gossip Society of Gloucester, England. The author is unknown, but goes by the nom de plume “Penelope Placid.” The entire work is purportedly a product of these women’s meetings; more likely, it is the work of one woman satirizing the situation of elderly spinsters whom society considered to be gossips in nineteenth century England. Among the daily entries are moral lessons, small observations, anecdotes, and tales all told by members of the society. Return to the Table of Contents RestrictionsAccess RestrictionsThis material is open for research. Use RestrictionsPermission to publish material from the Gossip Society manuscript volume must be obtained from the Woodson Research Center. Return to the Table of Contents
Return to the Table of Contents Administrative InformationPreferred CitationGossip Society manuscript volume, 1803-1804, MS 218, Woodson Research Center, Fondren Library, Rice University. Acquisition InformationThis volume was purchased in 1953 through the Friends’ Fund (gift of Mr. and Mrs. Perry Olcott). See Scherling Catalogue no. 49 (1953) item no. 80 MOF W 25396. Return to the Table of Contents Detailed Description of the Collection
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