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Narrative of a residence in Ireland during the Summer of 1814, and that of 1815

Author: Anne Plumptre

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Anne Plumptre (1760–1818) was an English writer and translator from Norwich. Her father was prebendary of Norwich and president of Queen's College, Cambridge. She and her sister were very well educated and became members of a literary circle around William Enfield. Anne wrote various novels and translated plays and tales from German to English. She spent three years (1802–1805) in Napoleonic France where she showed sympathies with Napoleon's government, publishing an account of her residence in France in 1810. She also translated travel literature from German and French before travelling to Ireland. Her narrative about Ireland shows the abiding interest in geology and mineralogy of a well-connected, mature and self-assured personality who was au fait with the literature of the day. Anne died in Norwich in November 1818. More details about her life are available in an article by Elinor Shaffer, the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford University Press, 2004; online edn, Sept 2010 (http://www.oxforddnb.com/view/article/22399).

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    Works, including translations, by Anne Plumptre (1760-1818)
  1. Antoinette: a novel, in two volumes (London 1796).
  2. The rector's son: in three volumes (London 1798).
  3. The natural son: a play in five acts, by Augustus von Kotzebue; translated from the German by Anne Plumptre, who has prefixed a preface explaining the alterations in the representation and has also annexed a life of Kotzebue (Dublin 1798) [German title: Das Kind der Liebe].
  4. The Count of Burgundy: a play; in four acts, by Augustus von Kotzebue (London 1798) [German title: Der Graf von Burgund].
  5. The horse and the widow: a dramatic piece, translated from the German of F. von Kotzebue (Dublin 1799) [German title: Die Witwe und das Reitpferd].
  6. The virgin of the sun: a play, in five acts, by Augustus von Kotzebue; translated from the German, by Anne Plumptre (London 1799). [German title: Die Sonnenjungfrau].
  7. Letters written from various parts of the continent, between the years 1785 and 1794: containing a variety of anecdotes relative to the present state of literature in Germany, and to celebrated German literati. With an appendix, in which are included, three letters of Gray's, never before published in this country, translated from the German of Frederick Matthisson, by Anne Plumptre, translator of several of Kotzebue's plays (London 1799).
  8. La-Peyrouse, a drama, in two acts ... Translated from the German by Anne Plumptre (London 1799).
  9. Pizarro. The Spaniards in Peru; or, the Death of Rolla. A tragedy ... Translated from the German by Anne Plumptre (London 1799) [German title: Die Spanier in Peru].
  10. The force of calumny. A play, in five acts ... Translated from the German, by Anne Plumptre (Dublin 1799) [German title: Die Verläumder].
  11. A selection of the best plays of Augustus von Kotzebue ... , translated from the German by Anne Plumptre (London 1800).
  12. Sketch of the Life and Literary Career of August von Kotzebue [from "Die jüngsten Kinder meiner Laune," Bdchn. 5]; with the Journal of his tour to Paris ["Meine Flucht nach Paris"]. Translated from the German by A. Plumptre. To which is subjoined an appendix, including a general abstract of Kotzebue's Works (London 1800).
  13. Physiognomical Travels, preceded by a physiognomical journal. Translated from the German of J. C. A. Musaeus, by Anne Plumptre. To which is prefixed, a short sketch of the life and character of the author, by his pupil Kotzebue (London 1800).
  14. Something new or, Adventures at Campbell-House: In three volumes. By Anne Plumptre (London 1801).
  15. A historical relation of the plague at Marseilles in the year 1720 containing a circumstantial account of the rise and progress of the calamity, and the ravages it occasioned; with many curious and interesting particulars relative to that period / Translated from the French manuscript of Mons. Bertrand, physician at Marseilles who attended during the whole time of the malady, by Anne Plumptre, with an introduction and a variety of notes. By the translator (London 1805).
  16. A Narrative of a three years' residence in France, principally in the Southern departments, from ... 1802 to 1805: including some authentic particulars respecting the early life of the French Emperor, and a general inquiry into his character (London 1810). This was reprinted in volume 5–7 of Stephen Bending and Stephen Bygrave (eds), Women's travel writings in revolutionary France (London 2007).
  17. Travels in Southern Africa, in the years 1803, 1804, 1805, and 1806, by Henry Lichtenstein, translated from the original German by Anne Plumptre (London 1812). [German title: Reisen im südlichen Afrika, in den Jahren 1803, 1804, 1805 and 1806]
  18. Travels in the Morea, Albania, and other parts of the Ottoman Empire, comprehending a general description of those countries; their productions; the manners, customs, and commerce of the inhabitants: a comparison between the ancient and present state of Greece: and an historical and geographical description of the ancient Epirus, Translated from the French by Anne Plumptre. Illustrated with engravings (London 1813).
  19. The history of myself and my friend, a novel: by Anne Plumptre. In four volumes (London 1813).
  20. Historical & literary memoirs and anecdotes, selected from the correspondence of Baron de Grimm and Diderot with the Duke of Saxe-Gotha, and many other distinguished persons, between the years of 1753 and 1790, translated from the French [by Robert Bland and Anne Plumptre] (London 1815).
  21. Narrative of a residence in Ireland during the summer of 1814, and that of 1815, by Anne Plumptre (London 1817).
  22. Tales of wonder, of humour, and of sentiment; original and translated. By Anne and Annabella Plumptre. In three volumes (London 1818).
    Other descriptions, and books mentioned by Anne Plumptre
  1. Thomas Fuller, The historie of the holy warre: by Thomas Fuller, B.D. prebendarie of Sarum, late of Sidney Colledge in Cambridge (Cambridge 1639).
  2. Sir George Buck, The history of the life and reign of Richard the Third: Composed in five bookes (...) (London 1646).
  3. Richard Bulkely (of Dunlavin, Co. Wicklow), "A Letter to Dr. Martin Lister concerning the nature of the pillar formations in the Causeway", Philosophical Transactions for April 1693, vol. 17, no. 199, p. 708.
  4. Samuel Foley, On the Giant's Causeway, Philosophical Transactions, vol. 18, no. 212, (London 1694) p. 169.
  5. Thomas Molyneux, "A Letter from Dr. Thomas Molyneux to Dr. Martin Lister, Fellow of the Colledge of Physicians and R. S., containing some additional observations on the Giant's Causeway in Ireland', Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society, for June 1695, vol. 20, no. 241, (London 1698) 209–223; doi 10.1098/rstl.1698.0041.
  6. Henry Rowlands, Mona antiqua restaurata: An archaeological discourse on the antiquities, natural and historical, of the isle of Anglesey, the antient seat of the British druids. In two essays. With an appendix, containing a comparative table of primitive words, ... Together with some letters, and three catalogues, ... (Dublin 1723).
  7. Jonathan Swift, Carberia Rupes in Comitatu Corgagensi apud Hybernicos (1723).
  8. Richard Pococke, "An Account of the Giants Causeway in Ireland, in a Letter to the President from the Rev. Richard Pococke, LL. D. Archdeacon of Dublin, and F. R. S.", Royal Society, Philosophical Transactions, vol. 45 (January 1748).
  9. Charles Smith, The antient and present state of the county and city of Cork: in four books. I. Containing, the antient names of the territories and inhabitants, with the civil and ecclesiastical division thereof. II. The topography of the county and city of Cork. III. The civil history of the county. IV. The natural history of the same (. . .) (Dublin 1750. Reprinted Dublin 1774. Reprinted by the Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, with the addition of numerous original notes, etc., from the MSS. of the late Thomas Crofton Croker, F.S.A., and Richard Caulfield, LL.D. Edited by Robert Day and W.A. Copinger. Cork 1893–1894).
  10. James Macpherson, Temora, an ancient epic poem: in eight books: together with several other poems composed by Ossian, the son of Fingal. Translated from the Gaelic language by James Macpherson (London 1763).
  11. George Lyttelton, The history of the life of King Henry the Second, and of the age in which he lived: in five books; to which is prefixed, a history of the revolutions of England from the death of Edward the Confessor to the birth of Henry the Second (London, 2d ed. 1767–71).
  12. Horace Walpole, Historic doubts on the life and reign of King Richard III. (Dublin 1768).
  13. Charles Vallancey, Collectanea de Rebus Hibernicis (Dublin 1770–1804). 6 volumes.
  14. James Roberts, A journal of a voyage to the Hebrides or Western Isles of Scotland, Ireland and the Orkneys undertaken by Joseph Banks Esq., in the year 1772 (1772).
  15. Sylvester O'Halloran, A general history of Ireland: from the earliest accounts to the close of the twelfth century, collected from the most Authentic Records. In which New and interesting Lights are thrown on the remote Histories of other Nations as well as of both Britains (...). two volumes (London 1778).
  16. Laurence Sterne, The life and opinions of Tristram Shandy, gentleman (London 1781).
  17. William Withering, "An analysis of two mineral substance, vz. the Rowley rag-stone and the toad stone", Philosophical Transactions 72 (1782) 327–336.
  18. William Hamilton, Letters concerning the northern coast of the county of Antrim, containing observations on the antiquities, manners, and customs of that country (. . .) illustrated by an accurate map of the County of Antrim, and views of the most interesting objects on the coast (Dublin 1786; various reprints 1790, 1822).
  19. Joseph Cooper Walker, An historical essay on the dress of the ancient and modern Irish: addressed to the Right Honourable the Earl of Charlemont, to which is subjoined a memoir on the armour and the weapons of the Irish (Dublin 1788).
  20. George Tyner, The traveller's guide through Ireland: Being an accurate and complete companion to Captain Alexander Taylor's map of Ireland, giving the distance by the great roads from Dublin to every town in the kingdom, the cross roads, and description of the gentlemans' seats near the roads. Ornamented with a map of the roads. To which are added, the roads from London to Chester, Holyhead, &c. (Dublin 1794).
  21. Isaac Weld, Travels through the states of North America and the provinces of Upper and Lower Canada, during the years 1795, 1796, and 1797. Second edition. Illustrated and embellished with sixteen plates. In two volumes (London 1799).
  22. Richard Lovell Edgeworth, and Maria Edgeworth, Essay on Irish bulls (London 1802).
  23. The Post-Chaise Companion, or, travellers directory, through Ireland ... William Wilson, third edition, corrected and enlarged. (Dublin 1803).
  24. Edward Ledwich, The antiquities of Ireland: with additions and corrections. To which is added a collection of miscellaneous antiquities. 2nd ed. (Dublin 1804.)
  25. Matilda Betham, A Biographical Dictionary of the Celebrated Women of Every Age and Country. (London 1804).
  26. Mary Tighe, Psyche, or the Legend of Love (London 1805).
  27. Malcolm Laing, The Poems of Ossian, Containing the poetical Works of James Macpherson in Prose and Verse, with Notes and Illustrations (Edinburgh 1805).
  28. James Beresford, The miseries of human life: or, the groans of Samuel Sensitive, and Timothy Testy; with a few supplementary sighs from Mrs Testy, in twelve dialogues (London 1806).
  29. Sir John Carr, The stranger in Ireland: or, A tour in the southern and western parts of that country in 1805 (London 1806).
  30. Isaac Weld, Illustrations of the scenery of Killarney and the surrounding country (London 1807).
  31. Sir Richard Colt Hoare, Journal of a Tour in Ireland, AD 1806 (Dublin and London 1807).
  32. Edward Dubois, My pocket book; or, Hints for "a ryghte merrie and conceitede" tour, in quarto: to be called "The stranger in Ireland," in 1805 (London 1808).
  33. Maria Edgeworth, Tales of fashionable life, vol 1. Ennui (London 1809).
  34. Thomas Newenham, A view of the natural, political, and commercial circumstances of Ireland (London 1809).
  35. Gregory Watt, Observations on Basalt, and on the Transition from the vitreous to the stony Texture, which occurs in the gradual Refrigeration of melted Basalt; with some geographical Remarks. To the Right Hon. Charles Greville, V. P. R. S., Nicholson's Journal, vol. 10, March 1805 (London 1810) 165–179. [Identical to the article in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society of London vol. 94 (1804), pp. 279-314].
  36. William Hamilton Drummond, the Giants' Causeway: a poem (Belfast 1811).
  37. Thomas Garnett, Observations on a tour through the Highlands and part of the Western isles of Scotland: particularly Staffa and Icolmkill: to which are added, a description of the falls of the Clyde: of the country round Moffat, and an analysis of its mineral waters (2 vols.) (new ed. London 1811).
  38. Martin Hinrich Lichtenstein, Reisen im südlichen Afrika in den Jahren 1803, 1804, 1805 und 1806 (Berlin 1811–12).
  39. Torquato Tasso, La Gerusalemme liberata, [ed.] by G. B. Boschini (London 1813).
  40. Lady (Sydney) Morgan, O'Donnell: a national tale (London 1814).
  41. Matthew Weld Hartstonge, Marion of Drymnagh: a tale of Erin in two cantos (Dublin 1814).
  42. Matilda Betham, The Lay of Marie. (London 1816).
  43. Abraham Rees, The Cyclopaedia, or Universal Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and Literature (...) thirty-nine volumes (Dublin 1802–1820).
  44. John Pinkerton, A general collection of the best and most interesting voyages and travels in all parts of the world: many of which are now first translated into English. Digested on a new plan (London 1812).
  45. George Newenham Wright, A Guide to the county of Wicklow (London 1822).
  46. James Norris Brewer, The Beauties of Ireland (London 1825–26).
  47. George Benn, A History of the town of Belfast from the earliest times to the close of the eighteenth century, 2 vols. (London 1877).
  48. Constantia Maxwell, The stranger in Ireland: from the reign of Elizabeth to the Great Famine (London 1954).
  49. Glenn Hooper, Anne Plumptre: an independent traveller, in: Margaret Kelleher & James H. Murphy (eds), Gender perspectives in nineteenth-century Ireland: public and private spheres (Blackrock, Co. Dublin 1997) 129–39.
  50. John McVeagh (ed.), Irish Travel Writing. A Bibliography (Dublin 1996).
  51. C. J. Woods, Travellers' accounts as source material for Irish historians (Dublin 2009).
  52. Philip MacDonald, Barrie Hartwell, 'Anne Plumptre and the Giant's Ring, County Down: an account of a possible bleach-green watch-tower', Ulster Journal of Archaeology 68 (2009) 152–157.
    The edition used in the digital edition
  1. Narrative of a residence in Ireland during the Summer of 1814, and that of 1815. Anne Plumptre First edition [398 pages] Printed for Henry Colburn London (1817)

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