Hester Stanhope
Also recorded as Hester Lucy Stanhope · Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope · Lady Hester (Lucy) Stanhope
Hester Stanhope
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- Born
- 1776 · Chevening.
- Died
- 1839 · Joun.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Great Britain · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland
- Occupation
- explorer · anthropologist · archaeologist · writer · adventurer
- Fields
- travel
- Languages
- English
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Identity and origins
Identity and origins
The authorities additionally record the headings Hester Lucy Stanhope, Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope and Lady Hester (Lucy) Stanhope. Her recorded language was English. She was the child of Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope and Hester Stanhope, Viscountess Mahon. Other recorded relations include William Pitt the Younger.
![Lady Hester Stanhope on horseback from her memoirs, as related by herself in conversations with her physician [C.L. Meryon]; comprising her opinions and anecdotes of some of the most remarkable persons of her time Rare Books](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/54/Lady_Hester_Stanhope_on_horseback_Wellcome_L0041138.jpg/800px-Lady_Hester_Stanhope_on_horseback_Wellcome_L0041138.jpg)
Lady Hester Stanhope on horseback from her memoirs, as related by herself in conversations with her physician [C.L. Meryon]; comprising her opinions and anecdotes of some of the most remarkable persons of her time Rare Books
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Life and career
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Life and career
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1776
Hester Stanhope born at Chevening.
1839
Hester Stanhope died at Joun.
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Chevening.
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Joun.
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These works are cited by the source article, in its own numbering. They are recorded as its citations, not as sources VALÉORINE has verified.
- 1.Silberman, Neil Asher. Restoring the Reputation of Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope. Biblical Archaeology Review. 10. 68–75. Jul–Aug 1984.
- 2.VEILED PROPHETESS. Career of Englishwoman. The Australian Women's Weekly. I. 27. 17. 9 December 1933.
- 3.Ellis, Kirsten. Star of the morning : the extraordinary life of Lady Hester Stanhope. HarperPress. 19 October 2017. 978-0-00-828020-8.
- 4.Stanhope, Lady Hester Lucy. 25. 775.
- 5.Kirsten Ellis, Star of the Morning: The Extraordinary Life of Lady Hester Stanhope (2008) p. 100-113
- 6.Cleveland, Wilhelmina Powlett. The Life and Letters of Lady Hester Stanhope. Murray. 68–69. 1914.
- 7.Theroux, Marcel. Lady Hester Stanhope: meet the trailblazing Queen of the Desert. The Guardian. 2020-05-17. 0261-3077.
- 8.Kirsten Ellis, Star of the Morning: The Extraordinary Life of Lady Hester Stanhope (2008) p. 131
- 9.Stanhope, Hester Lucy. Travels of Lady Hester Stanhope; forming the completion of her memoirs. Henry Colburn. 1846.
- 10.Musil, Alois. Arabia deserta : a topographical itinerary. AMS Press. 248. 1978. 0404602320.
- 11.The Leon Levy expedition to Ashkelon
- 12.Lady Hester Lucy Stanhope: The First Modern Excavator of the Holy Land by ArchyFantasies.
- 13.The Eccentric English Lady Who Introduced Archaeology to the Holy Land
- 14.Glover, Gareth. Eyewitness to the Peninsular War and the Battle of Waterloo: The Letters and Journals of Lieutenant Colonel James Stanhope 1803 to 1825 Recording His Service with Sir John Moore, Sir Thomas Graham and the Duke of Wellington. Casemate Publishers. 2011-06-13. 978-1-84468-442-7.
- 15.Stanhope, Hester Lucy. Memoirs of the Lady Hester Stanhope, as related by herself in conversations with her physician. Henry Colburn. 1845.
- 16.Charles Stanhope, 3rd Earl Stanhope British politician and scientist. Encyclopedia Britannica.
- 17.Harman. Mission of Diiscovery: The Beginnings of Modern Jewish Evangelism. Christian Focus Publications. 203. 1996.
- 18.Landon, Letitia Elizabeth. Fisher's Drawing Room Scrap Book, 1838. Fisher, Son & Co. 19. 1837.
- 19.Kinglake, A. W. Eothen: Traces of Travel Brought Home from the East. John Ollivier. 111–149. 1844.
- 20.Thomson, W.M. (1872) The Land and the Book; or Biblical Illustrations drawn from the manners and customs, the scenes and scenery of The Holy Land. T. Nelson & son. 1880 edition pp.78-81
- 21.Representative Poetry Online.
- 22.Rignall, John. George Eliot, European novelist. Ashgate. 2011. 978-1-4094-2235-8.
- 23.Bruce, Ian (Editor) (1951) The Nun of Lebanon. The Love Affair of Lady Hester Stanhope and Michael Bruce. Their Newly Discovered Letters. Collins referred to p.51
- 24.Bruce, Ian (Editor) (1951) The Nun of Lebanon. The Love Affair of Lady Hester Stanhope and Michael Bruce. Their Newly Discovered Letters. Collins
- 25.Bolt, Robert. Lawrence of Arabia. DailyScript.com. Daily Script.
- 26.DVD BFS Video
- 27.Prime Video: De sable et de feu.
Bibliography printed in the source article · 5
- Lorna Gibb - Lady Hester: Queen of the East (2005)
- Virginia Childs - Lady Hester Stanhope (1990)
- Doris Leslie - The Desert Queen (1972)
- Joan Haslip - Lady Hester Stanhope (1934)
- Paule Henry-Bordeaux - The Circe of the Deserts London (1925)
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Hester Stanhope is recorded as explorer, anthropologist, archaeologist, writer and adventurer.
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