November rain.

'Home, sweet home.'

I'm writing this post, as I promised, from my comfy sofa in my house of Deal. These last months I’ve been re establishing myself at home again after being away for more than a year. I have also retaken my life and friendship with my girl friends here in Deal and Canterbury, where I usually travel once a week to enjoy the life in there. Meetings, dances, family life and musing on the sea-shore have always been my passions and now that I am here I can enjoy them again as much as I did before moving to London.

I’m still in touch with Mr. Cave and Mr. Johnson, and I have to thank Mr. Cave’s family and also Mr. Birch and Mr. Johnson for taking care of me while I was in the big city.

Anyway, I guess this is not a farewell, but it’s true that I want to concentrate more on my books and my  life here in the countryside so I may not post so often. Apologies for that.

Until we read each other again, enjoy life and love everyone, even if they don’t love you. It’s the best way you can live.For what concerns me, I thinks it's time to go back to my books and my eternal walks.

Take care, and thanks for reading. It’s been a pleasure!

Elizabeth.

Thinking out loud.

Another summer has come and again changes had been done.

I know it is a long time without posting and I'm sorry for that but trust me, I've been very very VERY busy.

While I’m writing this I’m still in London, but in the next few days I will move back to Deal, and as it is said: ‘There is nothing like home.’ Living in London has been a great experience, but as you know, everything has a dark side, and also St. John’s Gate does. It is not that I don’t want to publish anymore, but some recent events have convinced me to go back home. It is a bit sad this thing of leaving Mr. Cave and Mr. Johnson but I can’t help it. I will continue publishing in the Gentleman’s Magazine once a while, but not as usual as I did until this very moment. I think my time here has ended and the thing is that I haven’t reached my goals of succeeding as I wanted to here in London.

Well, let’s keep you updated: my Algarotti’s translation has been published this May under the name of Sir Isaac Newton’s Philosophy Explain’d for the Use of Ladies, in Six Dialogues on Light and Colours. As usual, opinions are always welcome.

I also have to tell you that before going back to Deal I’ve made a trip to Oxford, which I did not enjoy very much because I did not have a second alone to spend in my thoughts, but anyway it was nice knowing the city.

Now I have to finish packing all my things and in the next few days I will say goodbye to all my friends here and return home.

Next time I’ll write here I’ll do it from my comfy sofa!

Take care,

Elizabeth.

Walk this way.

Hi everyone!

As you may know, I’m already in London! Life in here is delightful and working and living here has given me the opportunity of making new friends.Samuel Johnson is now a friend of mine, and he is also new in this thing of publishing at the Gentleman's Magazine. He is very nice with me and provides me with good advice. His works are really good and I've written some praises towards them, as he does with mines. We usually go to St. John’s Gate to have dinner with Mr. Cave and Mr. Birch. Mr. Cave works as a publisher in the Gentleman’s Magazine and is friends with my father, and Mr. Birch is a clergyman. They both help us with our work and we’ve become something of a family. It’s great to have people like them in your life.

Since we are at the end of November, you’ll be wondering what I’ve done all this months: well, I’ve been working in some translations, and one of them was published just a week ago. It is my translation of Horace’s Ode 10, Book II. If you have the opportunity to read it, don’t hesitate contacting me to give your opinion, it’s always welcome! Moreover, in August, Mr. Cave published a slim quarto with some of my poems under the name of Poems upon Particular Occasions. They were just some copies for my friends and patrons, but still, it's good notice!

Other thing that I enjoyed a lot was a visit I made to the Pope’s Gardens in July. You know I love walking along beautiful landscapes, so we took a walk along delightful meadows from Richmond to Twickenham and ended up in there. It was so beautiful! They really inspired me and touched my soul. Here I post a photo I took. Totally recommended! Worth it.

I also have to say that I am currently working in something. It is a translation from the Italian Francesco Algarotti’s Il Newtonianismo per le dame. My friend Mr. Birch knows Algarotti’s personally, and they had a conversation about me being the most suitable translator for that work. I hope to have it finished by February next year. I will tell you how it goes!

Take care,

Elizabeth.

Wind of change.

As you all know, my dear fellows, I've been doing some visits to London in the recent months, and now the time to move and establish myself there has come.

I'm really excited because of this new experience that I hope will be one of the greatests of my entire life. Moving to London is a big step in my career as a writer and this has been motivated by my collaborations for the Gentleman’s Magazine. My friends there and my father above all, had been supporting me with this decision and I know they will continue doing it whatever I decide to do. By this time, I’m preparing all my luggage. My uncle has a house in Bishopsgate and I guess that it’s there where I’ll stay by the moment.

My dad has helped me sending letters to his friends in London and now I have the opportunity to go there and improve my career and skills as a writer. I have some friends there that will help me without doubt and that keeps me confident about this new adventure.

Once I move there I will keep you updated!

Take care,

Elizabeth.