Bibliography of the Printed Works of Laetitia Pilkington.

[Source: Titles listed in COPAC online; accessed 20.05.2010.]

Autograph texts
  • To the Reverend Doctor Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's: With a present of a paper-book, finely bound, on his birth-day, November 30, 1732 [Dublin: printed by George Faulkner 1733], 2, [2]pp., 4°. [Three poems attributed by Foxon to John Boyle, Patrick Delany and Laetitia Pilkington; drop-head title; imprint from colophon].
  • The Statues: or, the Trial of Constancy - A Tale for the Ladies (London: Cooper M.DCC.XXXIX [1739], 18pp., fol..
  • The Celebrated Mrs. Pilkington's jests: or the cabinet of wit and humour. To which is now first added, a great variety of bons mots, witticisms, and anecdotes of the inimitable Dr. Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin. The whole forming The most brilliant Collection of quaint Jokes, facetious Puns, smart Repartees, entertaining Tales in Verse and Prose, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Conundrums, &c. &c. now extant [2nd Edn.] (London: printed for W. Nicoll MDCCLXIV 1764), ii, 116pp., pl., 12°.
  • The Memoirs of Mrs. Lætitia Pilkington, wife to the Rev. Mr. Matth. Pilkington. Written by herself. Wherein are occasionally interspersed, all her poems, with anecdotes of several eminent persons, living and dead. Among others, Dean Swift, Alexander Pope ... In two volumes. (Dublin: printed for the author 1748); Do. (London: [...] and sold by R. Griffiths, and G. Woodfall 1748), viii, 302 [2]pp., 12°.
  • The Memoirs of Mrs. Letitia Pilkington, wife to the Rev. Mr. Matthew Pilkington. Written by herself. Wherein are occasionally interspersed, all her poems; with anecdotes of several eminent persons, living and dead. Among others, Dean Swift, Alexander Pope, 2 vols. (Dublin: [printed for the author 1751); Do. (London: [...] and sold by R. Griffiths [at the Dunciad] 1749), and Do., 2 vols. [reiss. of 1749 edn.] ( London: printed for R. Griffiths, 1751), 12° [preface of 6 lvs., [ix]-xx, contains poetical addresses to Mrs. Pilkington inserted before the text in Vol. 2].
  • Memoirs of Mrs. Lætitia Pilkington, written by herself. Wherein are occasionally interspersed, all her poems. With variety of anecdotes and secret transactions of eminent persons living and dead. Particularly Dean Swift, Mr. Pope, &c. [3rd edn.], In two volumes. (London: printed for R. Griffiths 1751) [Reiss. 1749 edn. with cancel title-pages and with p.364 in Vol. 2 reset to include note: ‘The author intended another volume of these Memoirs, but died before she completed it; and the publick may be assured, no such third volume will ever be published.’ - A third volume, edited by John C. Pilkington, was published in 1754.]
  • The third and last volume of the Memoirs of Mrs. Lætitia Pilkington: written by herself. Wherein are occasionally interspersed, variety of poems: as also the letters of several persons of distinction: with the conclusive part of the life of the inimitable Dean Swift. (London: R. Griffin [at the Dunciad] MDCCLIV [1754]).
  • The memoirs of Mrs. Lætitia Pilkington, wife to the Rev. Mr. Matt. Pilkington: Written by Herself. Wherein are occasionally interspersed, all her poems, with anecdotes of several eminent persons, living and dead. In three volumes. (Dublin: printed by Peter Hoey, at the Mercury No. 1, in Skinner-Row, M,DCC,LXX,VI [1776]), 12°.
  • Mrs. Pilkington's Jests: or The Cabinet of Wit and Humour: Being a choice collection of the most brillant jokes, facetious puns, smart repartees, and entertaining tales, in prose and verse. Likewise, epigrams, epitaphs, connundrums, pleasant bulls, &c. Calculated to accommodate all who have a relish for mirth and good humour, and who are desirous of being facetious and entertaining in company (London: Printed for Mr. Kinnersley, in St. Paul's Church-Yard; Mr. Langford at the Peacock, near St. Clement's Church; Mrs. Jones at her Pamphlet Shop, in Compton Street, Soho: and sold by all the booksellers and news carriers in town and country, MDCCLIX. [1759]), [2], 104, [2], 30p., pl., 12° [t.p. in red and black; incls. “Four tales after the manner of the ingenious Matt[hew] Prior” ... written by the Rev. Mr. Samuel Wesley’; and Do. as The Celebrated Mrs. Pilkington's Jests: or the cabinet of wit and humour. To which is now first added, a great variety of bons mots, witticisms, and anecdotes of the inimitable Dr. Swift, [2nd edn.] (London: printed for W. Nicoll MDCCLXIV [1764]), [2], ii, 116pp., pl., 12°.
  • Stella and Flavia. Set by Mr. [Edmund Gorges] Howard. (London [1750]), 1 score [caption w/o imprint; 1st line: ‘Stella and Flavia, ev’ry hour, Do various hearts surprize’; printed var. with flute part in C minor and B major].
Responses &c.
  • [Matthew Pilkington,] The Draper’s Letter to Mrs L- P-n, concerning her book of memoirs lately published (Dublin 1748).
  • Laetitia Pilkington, An answer to a fool who modestly styles himself the Draper (Dublin 1748), 1 sh. [signed L. Pilkington.
  • The P[a]rs[o]n’s Reply to Mrs. L. P[i]lk[i]n[g]t[o]n’s Letter, &c. (Dublin 1748), 1 sh. fol.
  • Mrs. Pilkington's answer to the Rev. P[ar]son P[ilking]ton, who assumes the name of W. Ham[mond], formerly runner in the Duke of D[or]set's kitchen, now an Ensign ([Dublin] [1748]).
  • [Matthew Pilkington,] Seasonable Advice to the publick, concerning a book of Memoirs lately published (Dublin 1748), 1 sh..
  • [Laetitia Pilkington,] An Answer to Seasonable Advice to the Publick, concerning a book of Memoirs lately published (Dublin 1748).
  • A letter from Mrs. L--tia Pilk--ton to the celebrated Mrs. T[ere]sia Con[stan]tia Ph[illi]ps [aka Mrs H. C. Muilmann]: containing many remarks and observations on that lady's Apology for her conduct: together with some curious anecdotes of her life. (London: printed for H. Carpenter [1748?]), [2], 45, [1]pp.; 8°.
  • A Letter from W[illam] H[ammond] Esq.; in justification of himself, from the false and scandalous aspersions of Mrs. Pilkington in her Memoirs. (Dublin 1748), 4°.
  • The Parallel: or, Pilkington and Philips compared. Being remarks upon the memoirs of those two celebrated writers. By an Oxford Scholar. (Dublin: London: Augustus Long 1748), 36pp., 12°.
  • The Real Story of John Carteret Pilkington. Written by himself (1760).
  • The life of John Carteret Pilkington, son to the Reverend Mr. Matthew and the celebrated Mrs. Laetitia Pilkington / written by himself; to which is added, never before printed, a collection of letters which passed between the late Lord K[in]gsb[oroug]h and Mrs. Pilkington ... 1762. [2nd edn.]
  • Pity's gift: a collection of interesting tales, to excite the compassion of youth for the animal creation. Ornamented with vignettes / From the writings of Mr. [Samuel Jackson] Pratt. Selected by A lady .. (1798); Do. [Second edition] (London: T. N. Longman & E. Newbery, 1798. viii. 147pp., 12º; Do. 3rd edn.] (1801)]; Do. [4th edition; attributed in a MS. note to Laetitia Pilkington] (1807); Do. [5th edn.] (1810); Do. [6th edn. 1816].
Poetry
  • “Select Poems”, in Poems by Eminent Ladies, &c. Vol. 1 (London 1757), pp. 197-207, 12°.
Reprints
  • Memoirs of Mrs. Letitia Pilkington, 1712-1750 / written by herself, with an introduction by Iris Barry (London: G. Routledge & Sons 1928), vii, 487pp., ill. [pl. VII], 8°.
  • Memoirs of Mrs. Lætitia Pilkington, written by herself. with anecdotes of Dean Swift. [Facs. rep. of 1748-54 London edns.], 3 vols. (NY: Garland Publ. 1975), [1748] 302pp., [1749] 364pp., [1754] 268pp.
  • A.C. Elias, Jr., ed., Memoirs of Laetitia Pilkington, Vols. 1 & 2 (Athens: Georgia UP 1997), lxii, 845pp..
  • Bernard Tucker, ed., The Poetry of Laetitia Pilkington (1712-1750) and Constantia Grierson (1706-1733) (Lampeter: Edwin Mellen Press 1996), 189pp.

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