Letters from England, 1846-1849

Elizabeth DavisBancroft (1803 - 1886) was born in Plymouth,Massachusetts. She was the wifeof the famous American historian and statesman George Bancroft (1800 - 1891).Bancroft is most famous for the letters she wrote to family members fromEngland. Though these letters were not intended for publication, because ofthe exuberance and the clarity of Bancroft's depiction of Victorian sociallife in London, they were published as Letters from England (1846 - 1849).